Colonies
Created by James Oglethorpe as a prison colony for debtors. Used as a buffer between English and Spanish controlled colonies.
What is Georgia
Economic policy were countries establish colonies to bring wealth and power to the Mother Country.
What is Mercantilism?
This was the nickname for the farming of wheat, corn, and grain. The region that grows most of the nations food.
What is Bread Basket Farming?
This is the type of government where elected officials make laws for its people.
What is Representative Democracy?
Large farms that produced cash crops using slave labor.
What are Plantations?
The trade route between American colonies, Africa, and Europe that included crops, manufactured goods, and slaves; all for massive profits.
What is Triangular Trade?
Transatlantic Trade
Pilgrims signed this document while they sailed to the New World. It was an early form of self-governance and social contracts.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The first successful English settlement. Found success growing Tobacco. Established for economic purposes.
What is Jamestown or Virginia?
Protected waterways that allows ships to safely dock. The majority of major cities were located on these waterways.
What are natural harbors?
Farming for profit that included tobacco, rice, indigo, and slave labor. Generally associated with Southern Colonies.
What are Cash Crops?
Created the idea that the king had to follow the law and limited the king's power.
What is the Magna Carta?
He came up with the idea of natural rights.
Life, Liberty, and Property
Who is John Locke
Colony established by Quakers with the idea that all people were created equal. Founded for religious purposes.
What is Pennsylvania?
The policy of England to ignore their colonies because of the distance between them. Allowed colonies to establish their own governments.
What is Salutary Neglect?
This region and large farms that were used to grow FOOD.
What are the Middle Colonies?
First written constitution in the colonies. Established principles of limited government and separation of powers.
What is the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
He believed that separation of powers was essential for preventing a government tyranny.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
This Colony was set up with religious settlers trying to create a pure society. Created the first colonial social contract.
What is Massachusetts? (Plymouth also acceptable)
The desire for countries to gain wealth, convert natives, and expand empires. Led to exploration and colonization.
Who are the Three G's?
Gold God and Glory
Region that was focused on fishing, shipbuilding, and trade. Rocky soil made large farms difficult.
What are the New England Colonies?
Who is Thomas Hooker?