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Chapter 3 Vocab

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Dominion of New EnglandA centralized union of New England colonies undertaken by the English to 1) enforce the navigation acts and 2) provide defense against indians and French. It was highly unpopular
Glorious RevolutionPolitical change in England that led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England in the colonies and several rebellions in the colonies
Lesiler's RebellionA revolt led by a German immigrant. this overthrew the Dominion of New England in New York. The revolt turned ethnically nasty when opponents of leisler ganged up on him and had him executed
MercantilismEuropean economic philosophy where exports are maximized and imports minimized
Middle PassageThe brutal voyage across the Atlantic endured by African slaves
PennsylvaniaAn enlightened restoration colony established by the Quaker William Penn
Proprietary ColonyA colony granted to one person, who controlled it
Salutary NeglectA period from about 1690 to the 1750s where England / Great Britain paid little attention to its colonies and ran them in a lax manner
South CarolinaA southern colony based on rice plantations and slave labor
Stono RebellionThe largest slave rebellion before the American Revolution...it led to harsh laws passed against the eductaion and conversion of slaves
Treaty of UtrechtThe English gained the Hudson's Bay area from France in North America at this point
Triangular TradeEcnomic patterns involving the colonies, England and Africa

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