Colonial America Topics Review

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms related to colonial America, focusing on economic policies, early democratic practices, and the process of colonization.

Mercantilism

An economic policy where a mother country controls its colonies for raw materials and markets.

Salutary Neglect

The British policy of leaving the American colonies alone in their daily lives as long as they supplied raw materials and bought British products.

Mayflower Compact

An agreement made by Puritan settlers in Massachusetts to follow self-government.

House of Burgesses

The first elected legislature in the American colonies, marking a step toward representative government.

Colonization

The establishment of colonies by a mother country to create trade markets and expand its influence.