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Road to Revolution 1
Term | Definition |
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Colony | land owned and settled by another country |
Plantation | a large farm that grows cash crops |
timber | wood products (comes from trees) |
mercantilism | an economic system based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power could grow by increasing exports and trade |
The Great Awakening | a movement of religious revivalism, or renewed spirituality |
The Enlightenment | a movement that focused on reason and independent thinking |
John Locke | an enlightenment philosopher who believed government's purpose was to serve the people |
Salutary Neglect | 1706 - 1763 England's "hands-off" policy toward the American colonies. |
George Whitfield | A preacher involved in the Great Awakening |
The Glorious Revolution | Resulted in a loss of power for the king and the English Bill of Rights |
Colonist | Someone who lives in a colony |
Parliament | England's legislative body |