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Chapter 19/20
McKay chapters 19-20
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12/07/2015

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Open Field System
Definition
Pre-enclosure system of land holding in which peasants would hold and work several strips of land scattered among all the village lands. Up to 1700.
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Enclosure Movement
Definition
Movement by which open-fields were consolidated and fenced for private use. Same thing happened to "common" pasture lands. 1700-1830
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Viscount Charles Townsend
Definition
English aristocrat who did a lot of experimentation with crop rotation. Nicknamed turnip. Increased yield.
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Jethro Tull
Definition
English innovator in agriculture. Horses for plowing, drill-seed for planting, selective breeding.
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Cottage Industry/ Putting Out System
Definition
Industrialization in the home.
Merchant capitalist would give the home worker the raw materials and the whole family would participate in the whole product.
Merchant capitalist would sell finished good, mostly textiles.
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Navigation Acts
Definition
Laws enacted by the British mercantile system.
1651-1786
First meant as economic warfare against the Dutch.
Later, they stopped the French expansion and led to British supremacy in trade, navy, and colonial holdings.
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Asiento
Definition
West African slave trade.
Spain and Britain competed for control, Britain won.
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Creoles
Definition
People of Spanish blood born in America.
Became elite class of South and Central Americas.
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Mestizos
Definition
Offspring of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers.
Middle class of South and Central Americas.
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Adam Smith
Definition
Scottish professor and The Father Of Economics.
Anti-mercantilism.
Favored free trade and laissez-faire policies.
Three natural laws:
Self interest
competition
supply and demand
Invisible hand would make sure self interest and common interest were the same.
Wrote Wealth Of Nations
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Edward Jenner
Definition
English country doctor.
Discovered vaccine for smallpox.
Caused smallpox to disappear.
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Pietism
Definition
18th century protestant revival. Began in Germany.
1. warm, emotional prayer, worship, and preaching.
2. Stressed priesthood of all believers: bible reading
3. Rebirth of Christians in everyday life, and good moral lives.
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John Wesley
Definition
Inspired by pietist minister, he went on the travel and preached 40,000 sermons.
Anti-predestination.
Salvation to all.
Message of hope and joy.
Methodist denomination.
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