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SS7 Unit 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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political | having to do with government and power; often dealing with law, land, and policy |
social | having to do with the people/citizens; often dealing with how people live and interact with each other |
economic | having to do with money, wealth, and resources; often dealing with how people or groups obtain resources needed to live |
colonist | people who immigrate to a foreign land and invade the native population and take control over political, social and economic aspect of life |
interaction | when two or more things/people come into contact with each other and have an effect on one another |
New England Colonies | Areas taken over by English settlers in the new world (America) and established as colonies of England, located in northeast region of the United States (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode, & New Hampshire) |
Middle Colonies | Four of the 13 colonies of British America, located between the New England colonies and the Southern Colonies. (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, & Pennsylvania) |
Southern Colonies | Areas south of the Middle Colonies that make up the 13 English Colonies. (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia) |
Colombian Exchange | Widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, people, technology, and ideals between the Americans, Europe, and West Africa following Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage to the "New World." |
Middle Passage | The ocean journey undertaken by European ships after stealing people from West Africa to bring then to America and the Caribbean. |