Flashcards: US History Vocabulary Unit 1
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americanwriters11 on January 18, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 mercantilism | Economic system in which nations grow stronger by exporting more goods to other nations than importing goods from other nations. |
| Great Awakening | Religious movement in response to the Enlightenment which featured passionate preaching from evangelical leaders. |
| House of Burgesses | Established in 1619 as Virginia's first elected representative assembly. |
| French | This European power established the colony of Quebec in 1608 and eventually created a thriving fur trade in North America. |
| Stamp Act | A British law which taxed all paper products such as legal documents, playing cards, and business records prompting colonists to organize resistance against the law. |
| Committees of Correspondence | Organized by Sam Adams as a communication network between the colonies promoting cooperation and unifying colonists. |
| Coercive Acts of 1774 | British law which was known as the "Intolerable" Acts by the colonists; it closed the port of Boston, instituted a military governor of Massachusetts, and created martial law in Boston. |
| Virginia Company | A business venture formed which pooled capital from investors for exploration, settlement, and profit eventually settling in Jamestown in 1607. |
| Dutch | In 1625, this European power originally established permanent settlements in what would eventually become the colony of New York. |
| Benjamin Franklin | This colonist symbolized the colonial spirit of social mobility and individualism by establishing several businesses, experimenting in scientific projects, and invoking his wisdom into the American culture. |