Mercantilism (Mercantilismo) - System where a mother-country forces colonies to provide resources, buy expensive products & pay taxes. , Triangular Trade Network (Red de Comercio Triangular) - Trade network between N. America, Europe, & Africa that exchanged resources, finished products and slaves. , Agricultural Economy (Economía Agrícola) - An economy based on growing plants & foods crops., Cash Crops (Cultivos Comerciales) - Commercial crops grown for high demand & high profits, like tobacco, rice, or cotton., Plantations (Plantaciones) - Large farms that specialized in growing cash crops, especially with slave labor. , Slaves (Esclavos) - Members of society that are not allowed to be citizens but rather, are owned for their free labor., Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Comercio Transatlántico de Esclavos) - The Southern leg of the Triangular Trade network that shipped slaves from Africa to the Americas. , Parliament (Parlamento) - British government that creates laws for the country & colonies. , Salutary Neglect (Negligencia saludable) - England's unintentional ignoring of the colonies due to the distance. , Self-Government (Auto Gobierno) - Necessary creation of a local government in order to survive. , Representative Government (Gobierno Representativo) - Elected persons in government representing a group of people that voted for them.  , Virginia House of Burgesses (Cámara de Burgueses de Virginia) - 1st elected representative general assembly in the British colonies that the others copied. , Mayflower Compact (Pacto de Mayflower) - Pilgrims and others agreed to a social contract with majority rule to improve their chances of survival in Mass. , Majority Rule (Control de la Mayoría) - Form of government where the group with the most votes are allowed to enforce their ideas. , Social Contract (Contrato Social) - Agreement among members of a community to give up some freedoms in order to create a government that offers them some protections. , Town Hall Meetings (Juntas del Ayuntamiento) - New England political tradition of community gatherings to discuss and vote on major issues. , Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (Ordenes Fundamentales de Connecticut) - Early constitution, with an elected legislative branch, power to tax colonists, and judges. ,

Unit #1 (B)-- 8th Grade US History Vocabulary: Exploration & Colonization (B)- Regional Economics + Representative Govt.

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