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| 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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| 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 |
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| English aristocrat who did a lot of experimentation with crop rotation. Nicknamed turnip. Increased yield. |
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| English innovator in agriculture. Horses for plowing, drill-seed for planting, selective breeding. |
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| Cottage Industry/ Putting Out System |
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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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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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West African slave trade.
Spain and Britain competed for control, Britain won. |
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People of Spanish blood born in America.
Became elite class of South and Central Americas. |
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Offspring of Spanish fathers and Indian mothers.
Middle class of South and Central Americas. |
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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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English country doctor.
Discovered vaccine for smallpox.
Caused smallpox to disappear. |
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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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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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