| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Primary Resource | An account or retelling of an event by someone who was present at the event. (An eye witness) |
| Secondary Resource | An account or retelling of an event by someone who was not present at the event |
| Cash Crops | Crops that make a lot of money. E.g. Tobacco, Indigo, Cotton, Sugar. |
| Staple Crops | Crops that are continually in demand. E.g. Wheat, hay, oats, corn |
| Agrarian Society | A society (country) that makes most of its money through farming. |
| Indentured Servant | A colonist who received free passage to North American in exchange for a certain amount of years of servitude. |
| Colonization | A system where one country extends its control over another area, especially for economic ($$$) benefit. |
| Colony | A place that is settled at a distance from the country that controls it. |
| Early Government Documents | Mayflower Compact: Example of self-governance |
| Tolerance | To allow ideas or beliefs to freely exist even if you don't agree with them. |
| Migration | The movement of people from one region to another. |
| Immigrants | People who move from one region to another. |
| Exports | Goods sold to other countries |
| Imports | Goods brought from another country. (Example: anything that says "Made in China"). |
| Mayflower Compact | An legal contract signed by the men who traveled on the Mayflower (a boat bringing colonists from England to America). |
| Columbian Exchange | The "exchange" or trade that occurred between the western and eastern hemispheres when Europeans landed in the New World. |
| Mercantilism | The idea that colonies exist to benefit their mother country. |
| Northwest Passage | A nonexistent waterway that early explorers searched for. |
| Monopoly | When one company or country has the sole control of a business (like making shoes) or product (like sugar). |
| Alliance | An agreement between 2 or more countries. |
| Reasons for Colonization | God- Christianity, Gold- Wealth, Glory- Nationalism. Curiosity about the world brought on by the Renaissance |
| Differences Between European Colonies: French | Wanted to trade (basically fur), friendly relations with the Indians (lived with them - more respect), area settled = Ohio river valley & Canada. |
| Differences Between European Colonies: Spanish/Spain | Wanted glory, god (Catholic), & gold. Created mission system. Set up a plantation system. Paternalistic (like "Daddy") relations with the natives. |
| Differences Between European Colonies: English | Wanted land and resources - trade. Relations with natives = keep them apart from English society. |
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