The beginning
Why did European countries go out to colonize North America?
To find new resources and trade routes
What is colonization ?
the act of establishing a colony, which is a settlement or territory controlled by a foreign power
How many early colonies were there in America?
13
The indigenous people of North America were called ?
Native Americans
Who controls all economic policies in Mercantilism ?
The Government
How did the European immune system help them to become master colonizers?
They built strong immune system from living in horrid conditions and they carried diseases that killed many people because their immune systems were not as strong
What do you want from places you colonize ?
Resources
What made Americans begin to fight for a revolution ?
Taxes imposed by the Brittish
Name one of the major tribes?
Inuit, Cherokee, Navajo, Iroquois
Who benefits the most from Mercantilism?
The Mother Country
What is displacement? who was displaced during the colonization of North America?
to be removed from your home land. The Native Americans
The first English Colony name?
Jamestown
What country was America fighting to be free from?
Brittan
What US regions did they live in ?
All!
Colonies could only trade with who ?
Their colonizer or mother country
What was the name of the war Brittan and the french fought in order to see who would colonize majority of America?
7 years war or French and Indian war
What was the main resources being exploited in America?
Cotton
Who won the American revolution?
America
How many tribes are still recognized in the US today ?
570
The main purpose of mercantilism ?
To make home country rich
Who won the 7 years war?
Brittan
What trade system caused for Africans to be brought to America for slavery?
The Alantic slave trade
What day did America gain its independence ?
July 4th
hat kind of connection did they have with the land ?
Spiritual
who got the least amount of benefit from mercantilism?
The consumer