Jamestown - First permanent English settlement in North America, mercantilism - Economic theory that sees the "mother country" set up colonies in order to regulate trade and maximize exports, salutary neglect - An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies, transatlantic - trade system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Americas, and Europe., Indentured servitude - someone who worked for a land owner in exchange for their passage to North America. This was voluntary servitude that was worked off until freedom was earned., southern - This colonial region is known for its warm climate and fertile soil. They relied mainly on agriculture and slave labor for the economy., new england - This colonial region was founded for religious freedom by the puritans, and thrived on fishing, whaling and commercial trade, middle - This region is very socially diverse and tolerant. Known as the breadbasket of the colonies because of its production of wheat, oats and grains., House of Burgesses - The first legislative government in the American colonies. Only landowning white men could vote., Middle passage - The middle portion of the triangular trade that brought African slaves to the Americas. Known for tightly packed quarters and horrible conditions on the ships., Great Awakening - Religious revival in the American colonies of the 18th century (1700's) during which a number of new Protestant churches were established., Jonathon Edwards - This New England minister, a key figure in the First Great Awakening, is perhaps most known for his "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon of 1741., Individualism - A belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence, Social Mobility - The ability of individuals to move from one social standing to another. Social standing is based on degrees of wealth, prestige, education and power.,

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