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Section 3 Vocabulary

Section 3 Vocabulary. Capitalism An economic system in which people put money or capital into a business in order to make a profit. Interest A percentage added to the original amount Mercantilism

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Section 3 Vocabulary

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  1. Section 3 Vocabulary • Capitalism • An economic system in which people put money or capital into a business in order to make a profit. • Interest • A percentage added to the original amount • Mercantilism • An economic policy which held that a nations wealth was measured by its supply of gold and silver. • Northwest passage • A water route through or around North America • Charter • An official document that gives certain rights to an individual or group.

  2. Commerce and Colonies

  3. Vocabulary Continued • Representative government • Is a political system in which voters elect others to make laws. • Religious Freedom • Is the right of all individuals to follow their own religious beliefs.

  4. Self Government • The Jamestown settlers in Virginia wanted a voice in government. • Male settlers could vote for a representative who met in an assembly called the House of Burgesses. • The House of Burgesses made laws to ensure the economic survival and moral behavior of the colony. • `The House of Burgesses marked the start of representative government in the colonies. • What country does representative democracy originate from?

  5. New Colonies in the Americas • The Dutch set up colonies in New York • French colonies were set up from Canada to Louisiana • English colonies set up in Virginia.

  6. Mayflower Compact • The Plymouth Colony wanted to separate from the church of England • Sailing for Virginia, they landed in Massachusetts. • Realizing they needed a form of government the Plymouth Colony signed the Mayflower Compact. • The signers of Mayflower Compact promised to obey the laws for the good of all the colonists.

  7. The English ColoniesVocabulary Sec 4 Chapter 1 • Subsistence Farming • Cash crop • Debtor • Massachusetts Bay Colony (p25)

  8. Warm up 9/3/2013 • Who set up colonies in New York? • The Dutch • What was the House of Burgesses? • An assembly that made lawsto ensure the economic survival and moral behavior of the colony. • What was the Mayflower Compact? • Mayflower Compact promised to obey the laws for the good of all the colonists.

  9. The New England Colonies Massachusetts (Maine) New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

  10. Climate • There is snow in the winter. • Short growing season. • Spring and summer are cool and comfortable.

  11. Physical Geography • The land had poor, rocky soil and a short growing season. This was not good for crops.

  12. Middle Colonies NY • The Middle colonies included: • New York (NY) , New Jersey (NJ) , Delaware (DE), • and Pennsylvania (PA). PA NJ DE Picture Credit: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

  13. Climate • Good farming land (grains) Livestock, rivers and hills. Harbors. • Mild winters , fertile soil. • Most people made their living from farming.

  14. People Groups • People came from Germany, Scotland & Ireland. • -Quakers (plain living, peaceful, against -Germans (Pennsylvania Dutch, skilled workers and loved music). • -Scotch-Irish farmed and hunted. Picture Credit: www.lmce.com/~marko/ celtic.html

  15. MD Southern Colonies VA • The Southern Colonies included: Maryland (MD),Virginia (VA),North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), and Georgia (GA). NC SC GA

  16. Southern Colonies Climate • Rich land, plenty of rain & a long growing season. Coastal plains, swamps, forests, harbors.

  17. Interesting Facts about Southern Colonies • -Planters’ duties to see that crops were planted, records kept, took care of everyone. • -Slavery was necessary for Southern plantation. • The cash crop for Virginia was Tobacco.

  18. Colonial Trade • The Navigation Acts were used to control certain products that could only be shipped to England. • The products would only be processed by English manufacturers so they could have complete control over all profits. • Think if only you had control of selling one product, what would that product be and why would it be a good or bad thing if only you sold it?

  19. Quiz Sec 3 & 4 • What was the Navigation Act? • Who was Bartolome de las Casas? • What was the Columbian Exchange? • What was the climate like for the middle colonies? • Where did horses originate from?

  20. Quiz Chapter 1 Sec 2Answer questions in complete sentences • Who was Bartolome De Las Casas? • Why did Columbus set off on his voyage to the Americas? • What is the Columbian Exchange? • Name two products that flowed from Europeto the Americas. • How did European exploration link the Americas to other parts of the world?

  21. Warm up 8/27/13 • What is the Columbian Exchange ? • A widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, from Europe to the Americas. • Where did the name Columbus Exchange originate? • Christopher Columbus • Name three products that flowed from Europe to the Americas. • chickens, pigs, cattle and horses, bananas , oranges and lemons

  22. Section 2 Vocabulary • Cartographer • Mapmakers • Bartolome de las Casas (p.16 not in blue) • A Spanish priest that suggested Spain bring Africans to work in the Americas. • Colony • A group of people who settle in a new place but are ruled by the government of their native land. • Plantation • A large estate farmed by many workers.

  23. Columbus Reaches the Americas • Columbus set sail to find a quicker way to reach Asia • He landed in the Bahamas, and thought he landed in the East Indies. • He called the people there “Indians”.

  24. The Columbian Exchange • Exploration opened a new era of trade. • Ideas, plants and animals passed back and forth across the Atlantic. • Potatoes, tomatoes , peppers and peanuts flowed from the Americas to Europe. • Europe, Asia and Africa brought chickens, pigs, cattle and horses, bananas , oranges and lemons to the Americas

  25. Chapter 1 American Roots • Section 1 Roots of Democratic Government Explain

  26. Chapter 1 Sec 1 Vocabulary • Direct Democracy • A system of government where an assembly of citizens makes decisions. • Jury • A panel of citizens who pass judgment at a trial. • Republic • People pick representatives to govern in their name

  27. Legislature • A group of people who has the power to make laws for its country. • Bill of rights • A written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect. • Habeas Corpus • The principle that a person cannot be held in prison without being charged with a specific crime

  28. Democratic Government • Power of the people, we elect our officials through the voting process.

  29. Democracy consists of four basic elements: • A political system for choosing and replacing the government through free and fair elections. • The active participation of the people, as citizens, in politics and civic life. • Protection of the human rights of all citizens. • A rule of law, in which the laws and procedures apply equally to all citizens.

  30. Warm up 8/19 • What is a Republic? • People pick representatives to govern in their name • What is democratic government? • We elect our officials through the voting process. • What is a legislature? • A group of people who have the power to make laws for its country.

  31. Judaism • Monotheistic (believe in one god) • The Ten Commandments, a set of a moral and religious rules.

  32. Judeo-Christian • Settlers from Europe brought the ideas to the America’s • Judeo-Christian ideas taught justice, morality and equality. • Morality: The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. • In the eyes of God all people are equal. • The Declaration of Independence expressed a similar idea that all men are created equal.

  33. Greco-Roman Tradition Athenian Democracy Roman Government • Greek’s lived in many small city states. • Some were ruled by kings or the wealthy. • Athens was the first to adopt direct democracy. • In 509 B.C. Romans ousted their king and set up a republic. • In Rome an elected senate and assembly made the laws.

  34. Warm up 8/20/2013 • What tradition influenced justice, equality and morality? • Judeo-Christian • What is direct democracy? • Form of government in ancient Athens.

  35. Magna Carta 1215 • King John was forced to sign • The first document to place restrictions on an English king’s power. • It limited the monarch’s right to tax without consulting the people. • Established the idea that all people have guaranteed rights.

  36. Parliament • Under the Magna Carta, nobles formed a great council to advise the king that formed into Parliament. • Parliament formed a two house legislature.

  37. English Bill of Rights • The glorious revolution of 1688 prompted the removal of King James II. • Written list of freedoms that the English government pledged to protect.

  38. Examples of Justice, equality and morality • The Greek Idea of trial by jury. • The Greco-Roman notion of equality to allow citizens to take part in making laws.

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