Mercantilism
The economic system where countries became rich by using colonies.
what is mercantilism
Who was the first British explorer to land in North America
What is Walter Raleigh
The collective name for Britain’s 13 colonies.
The British governor who ordered violence against the Mi’kmaq.
Lord Cornwallis
The animal most responsible for European interest in North America
What is the beaver
Britain wanted to come to North America because?
The reason Britain wanted colonies to make money like other countries.
What is the economy
What are the 4 differences amongst Britains colonies?
What is government, social structure, religious groups, and economy
Ability of a place to govern itself and its territory with out external interference
What is soverignty
The massive territory controlled by the HBC
What is Rupert's land?
What is one negative impact of Mercantilism on First Nations groups?
What is one positive?
What is disease, destruction of land, resources depleted
What is new resources, trade deals, innovation
People wanted to escape punishment for their beliefs and avoid overcrowding and lack of farmland forced people to move.
What is religious freedom and quality of life
What are the 5 reasons New England grew faster than New France?
There are two Henry's. One
One went on excursions and encouraged trade connections.
One went on excursions and built trading posts around the bay so that boats could reach it.
What are their last names and who did what?
What is Kelsey went on excursions and encouraged trade connections.
What is Hudson went on excursions and built trading posts around the bay so that boats could reach it.
The company given exclusive trading rights around the Hudson Bay
What is the Hudson's Bay Company
How are imperialism and mercantilism related?
What is imperialist countries are powerful countries that create colonies. These colonies then provide resources that can be sold and make the home country rich!
This group wanted to practice their _________ freely. They made a living by growing _________ in the mild climate they lived in. The name of this group was _________ and lived in ___________ Massachusetts
What is religion, tobacco, Pilgrims, Plymouth
Fill in the blanks to this statement
__________________ was known as a fishing station until _ _29 when the king appointed a governor making it a colony.
Originally, Britain did not want this colony because of ____________ and ____________.
Newfoundland, 17, harsh weather, bad soil
Name two non-voting way citizens helped their community.
What is paying taxes, volunteering, working, following laws
The British left their factories because of a struggle for getting fur. What was the struggle? What were the names of two HBC traders that left their trading posts?
what is the French were intercepting the First Nations and Inuit buying their furs before they reached the trading posts.
Henry Kelsey and Anthony Henday
Two reasons
What is the money it gave them would fund a large military to protect and increase trading interests.
What materials were most valuable from colonies?
Two things
What materials were most valuable to home countries?
Two things
What is Land and resources
What is Gold and silver
The Beothuk were a First Nation group that were exterminated. The British killed them by stealing and two other methods. What were they? Where did the Beothuk live?
What is guns and disease and Newfoundland
what was the role of the governor (4), council of advisors(2), and elected assembly(3)?
Governor: represents the British government and their interests, control the military and make decisions for the colony, approve laws
Council of advisors: advise the governor on laws and decisions, manage colony
Elected assembly: speak for the people living in the colony, create laws and approve taxes
In the mid 1600's 3 factories were stolen from the British by the French. What were the factories names?
Then in 1697 the control of a major trading post changed hands. What was this factory named?
What returned the factories to Britain in 1713?
What is the Rupert House, Moose Factory, and Albany Factory
The York Factory
The Treaty of Utrecht