1 min read•october 3, 2023
📖 AMSCO p.49 - p.53
Term | Definition + Significance |
Triangular trade | A three-way trade system between America, Europe, and Africa. America would send rum and tobacco; Europe would send manufactured goods; Africa would send enslaved people. |
Middle Passage | The journey enslaved people took from Africa to America. They were packed in unhygienic and dangerous conditions, and many ended up dying. |
Mercantilism | A theory that exporting more goods and importing less goods leads to wealth accumulation. A popular economic theory during the 17th century. |
Navigation Acts | Acts implemented by mercantilist England that stated colonists could only trade with them, and that they weren’t allowed produce their own goods. |
Dominion of New England | The combination of New England colonies, New York, and New Jersey into one charter ruled over by Sir Edmund Andros, who was appointed by King James II. |
Sir Edmund Andros | The governor of the Dominion of New England for three years. |
Glorious Revolution (1688) | An English uprising that overthrew King James II and replace him with William and Mary. It stemmed from to religious and political conflicts. |
1 min read•october 3, 2023
📖 AMSCO p.49 - p.53
Term | Definition + Significance |
Triangular trade | A three-way trade system between America, Europe, and Africa. America would send rum and tobacco; Europe would send manufactured goods; Africa would send enslaved people. |
Middle Passage | The journey enslaved people took from Africa to America. They were packed in unhygienic and dangerous conditions, and many ended up dying. |
Mercantilism | A theory that exporting more goods and importing less goods leads to wealth accumulation. A popular economic theory during the 17th century. |
Navigation Acts | Acts implemented by mercantilist England that stated colonists could only trade with them, and that they weren’t allowed produce their own goods. |
Dominion of New England | The combination of New England colonies, New York, and New Jersey into one charter ruled over by Sir Edmund Andros, who was appointed by King James II. |
Sir Edmund Andros | The governor of the Dominion of New England for three years. |
Glorious Revolution (1688) | An English uprising that overthrew King James II and replace him with William and Mary. It stemmed from to religious and political conflicts. |
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