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mercantilism   an economic policy that stressed the accumulation of gold and silver, the founding of colonies and the regulation of their trade, and profiting from foreign trade.  
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balance of trade   the difference in value between imports and exports  
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inflation   a sharp, steady rise in prices casued by a scarcity of goods and excess demand  
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capitalism   an economic system based on the private ownership and use of the capital; also called the free enterprise system  
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market economy   an economic system based on the buying and selling of goods and services with little or no government intervention  
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indentured servant   an individual whoa greed to work a certain number of years in exchange for passage to a new land  
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middle passage   the route taken by salve ships that acrried enslaved africans to the americas, part of the triansgular trade route linking europe, africa and the americas  
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abolitionist   a refroerm who opposed slavery  
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commercial revolution   the period of western history (1450-1700) when new resources and new business practices resulted in great changes  
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law of supply and demand   an economic principle based ont he premise that increased demand for a product willd rive the price up while a surplus will force the price down  
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joint stock company   a company financed by the selling of shares of stock that gives the pruchasers partial ownership  
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