Colonial Economy
What is the exchange of goods and services called?
Trade?
What is a representative government?
A government in which people elect representatives to make decisions for them.
What is the permanent movement of people from one country to another called?
Immigration.
Which two European powers fought for control of North America during the French and Indian War?
Great Britain and France.
What three regions of the Atlantic world were connected by the triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What English document limited the power of the monarch and protected certain rights?
The Magna Carta.
What was an apprentice expected to do?
Work with a skilled craftsperson to learn a trade.
What was the name of the powerful Native American alliance in eastern North America discussed in this chapter?
The Iroquois Confederacy.
What economic system used colonies to provide raw materials and purchase goods from the mother country?
Mercantilism.
What was the name of the elected lawmaking assembly in colonial Virginia?
The House of Burgesses.
What does the term civic virtue mean?
The values and practices associated with responsible participation in public life.
What was Benjamin Franklin's proposal to unite the colonies for defense called?
The Albany Plan of Union.
What was the forced transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean called?
The Middle Passage.
Why did colonial assemblies sometimes disagree with royal governors?
They often disagreed over taxes, spending, laws, and how much authority the governor should have.
How did education and religion influence life in the colonies?
They shaped community values, literacy, beliefs, and opportunities for learning.
What 1763 treaty ended the French and Indian War and transferred Canada to Great Britain?
The Treaty of Paris of 1763.
Why did geography help determine the economic activities of different colonies?
Climate, soil, waterways, and natural resources influenced which crops could grow and which industries could develop.
How did experience with colonial self-government influence the development of the United States?
It helped establish traditions of elected representation and local political participation.
What does the development of a colonial spirit of independence mean?
Colonists increasingly developed their own customs, ideas, and ways of governing rather than simply copying European traditions.
Why did Britain issue the Proclamation of 1763, restricting colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
To reduce conflicts with Native Americans and control westward settlement after the war.