Colonial Life
What was the main type of work for colonial families?
Farming
What is a person elected to serve in government called?
Delegate
Colonists realized they needed to trade beyond what region?
The shores of America
What country passed laws to control colonial trade?
Great Britain
Who was arrested for publishing criticism of the royal governor?
John Peter Zenger
What types of items did colonists make for themselves at home?
Clothes, furniture, and tools
What is a legislature?
A group of people elected to make laws
Why did southern colonies rely on slave labor?
Plantation owners needed more workers for large farms
What is the name of the system where the home country profits from colonial trade?
Mercantilism
What idea did John Peter Zenger’s trial help protect?
Freedom of the press
What two values did colonists develop as they became more self-sufficient?
Freedom and independence
What types of things did town meetings decide on?
Passing laws, taxing for schools, choosing delegates
What kinds of crops were grown on plantations in the South?
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and rice
Name two other European countries besides Britain that practiced mercantilism.
France and the Netherlands (also Spain and Austria)
In what year was John Peter Zenger’s trial?
1734
What economic activity did many families depend on for survival?
Farming and producing goods
How did colonists exchange ideas and make decisions?
Through town meetings and elected delegates
Why did colonists think Britain’s trade laws were unfair?
Because they controlled colonial trade and limited free trade
Why did American colonists dislike mercantilist policies?
They limited who colonists could trade with
What legal right was supported by Zenger’s not-guilty verdict?
Freedom to publish the truth / freedom of the press