American Colonies 1 Word Scramble
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| cash crop | A crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed. |
| middle passage | refers to the forced transportation of African people from Africa to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave tradeand was the middle portion of the triangular trade voyage. |
| merchantalism | The theory and system of political economy prevailing in Europe after the decline of feudalism, based on national policies of accumulating bullion, establishing colonies and a merchant marine, and developing industry and mining to attain a favorable balan |
| triangular trade | Triangular trade is a historical term indicating trade between three ports or regions. The trade evolved where a region had an export commodity that was not required in the region from which its major imports came. Triangular trade thus provided a mechani |
| puritan | 1. A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries advocated strict religious discipline along with simplification of the ceremonies and creeds of the Church of England. |
| Massachusetts's Bay Colony | A Puritan settlement in Massachusetts, founded in 1630 by approximately 1, 000 English refugees. The Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony developed a theocracy based on their Protestant beliefs. |
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