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SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century

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  1. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
    Investigate how mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade led to the development of colonies. b.
  2. uncharted
    not yet surveyed or investigated
    One-fourth of the way there he came upon an unknown, uncharted land that lay between Europe and Asia-the Americas.
  3. colonization
    the act of settling a group of people in a new place
    SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century. a.
  4. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
    SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century. a.
  5. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    Explain the development of the Southern Colonies, including but not limited to reasons established, impact of location and place, relations with American Indians, and economic development. c.
  6. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
    With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.
  7. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
    Investigate how mercantilism and trans-Atlantic trade led to the development of colonies. b.
  8. hemisphere
    half of a round, three-dimensional shape
    On Hispaniola, out of timbers from the Santa Maria, which had run aground, Columbus built a fort, the first European military base in the Western Hemisphere.
  9. Renaissance
    period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages
    These traits did not stand out in the Europe of the Renaissance, dominated as it was by the religion of popes, the government of kings, the frenzy for money that marked Western civilization and its first messenger to the Americas , Christopher Columbus.
  10. moor
    come into or dock at a wharf
    Spain had tied itself to the Catholic Church, expelled all the Jews, driven out the Moors.
  11. commune
    share or interact intimately with
    The Arawaks lived in village communes, had a developed agriculture of corn, yams, cassava.
  12. nobility
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
    Its population, mostly poor peasants, worked for the nobility, who were 2 percent of the population and owned 95 percent of the land.
  13. expedition
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey
    He had persuaded the king and queen of Spain to finance an expedition to the lands, the wealth, he expected would be on the other side of the Atlantic -the Indies and Asia , gold and spices.
  14. peasant
    one of a class of agricultural laborers
    Its population, mostly poor peasants, worked for the nobility, who were 2 percent of the population and owned 95 percent of the land.
  15. settlement
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century. a.
  16. merchant
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
    He was a merchant's clerk from the Italian city of Genoa, parttime weaver (the son of a skilled weaver), and expert sailor.
  17. religion
    a strong belief in supernatural powers that control destiny
    These traits did not stand out in the Europe of the Renaissance, dominated as it was by the religion of popes, the government of kings, the frenzy for money that marked Western civilization and its first messenger to the Americas , Christopher Columbus.
  18. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
    These traits did not stand out in the Europe of the Renaissance, dominated as it was by the religion of popes, the government of kings, the frenzy for money that marked Western civilization and its first messenger to the Americas , Christopher Columbus.
  19. Arawak
    a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America
  20. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
  21. navigation
    guidance of ships, planes, or vehicles from place to place
  22. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
  23. transatlantic
    crossing the Atlantic Ocean
  24. genocide
    systematic killing of a racial or cultural group
  25. mercantilism
    a system of increasing wealth through colonization and trade
  26. indentured
    bound or forced to work by contract
  27. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  28. investor
    someone who commits capital to gain financial returns
  29. charter
    a document creating an institution and specifying its rights
  30. Restoration
    the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660
Created on Sun Aug 30 16:19:25 EDT 2020 (updated Sun Aug 30 16:26:46 EDT 2020)

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