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European Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| colonial power | a country that owns a settlement in another part of the world |
| colony | a settlement in another part of the world that is still controlled by the home country |
| colonist | a person who lives in a colony |
| colonization | when a country sets up settlements around the world |
| astrolabe | a device used to determine latitude |
| caravel | a type of ship with triangular sails that could sail faster and in any direction |
| compass | a device used to show direction |
| export | to sell goods to another country |
| import | to purchase goods from another country |
| favorable balance of trade | exporting more than importing |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts their own business |
| tariff | a tax on imported items |
| capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of business and competition for profits |
| mercantilism | an economic theory whereby colonial powers built up their gold and silver through trade |
| Columbian Exchange | a worldwide exchange of goods, ideas, and people |
| isolationism | when a country closes itself off to outside influences |
| cash crops | items grown on a plantation to make a profit |
| merchant | a business person who trades |
| indentured servant | a person who agrees to work for a certain number of years in exchange for passage to the Americas |
| Why were colonies necessary for mercantilism to work? | Colonies provided natural resources. |
| How were Asians viewed during European expansion? | As equals to Europeans |
| Why were Africans brought to the American colonies | as a source of cheap labor for the plantations |
| What is the goal of mercantilism? | to create a favorable balance of trade by exporting more than importing |
| Why did China and Japan turn to isolationism? | They saw Christianity as a threat to their power |
| How did the slave trade effect African society? | it weakened the power of African nations |
| What was a settler colony? | Permanent settlement that is governed by the home country |
| What was a trading post? | a station for trade |
| What was a plantation colony? | a large estate for farming cash crops |
| Which group used the Native Americans as slaves in plantation colonies? | Spanish |
| Which group traded with the Native Americans and had good relationships with them? | French |
| Which group forced the Native Americans off their lands so they could build settler colonies there? | English |
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