Colonial Culture Develops

Money Wars:Mercantilism

100

What is smuggling?

Illegally transporting goods/products

200

What is a raw material?

An item before being processed into its final form (trees, iron ore, beaver, etc)

300

What is a favorable balance of trade?

When a country is producing/selling more than they are buying/importing

400

What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts? (And who placed them upon whom?)

For the English to control and regulate colonial trade (determine what they could sell/where the could sell, tax it, etc)

500

What was the economic system in which European countries competed with each other for wealth by trying to rely solely on their colonies and not each other for business?

Mercantilism

Shipping, Smuggling & Suffering

100

Why did colonists begin to smuggle?

To make more profit than England was allowing them to make

200

Which region was known for the most smuggling?

A. Northern colonies

B. Middle colonies

C. Southern colonies

A. Northern colonies

300

Provide one example of how the Navigation Acts HELPED the colonies

Promoted the ship building businesses

400

In order to punish the worst of the offending colonies, what new union of colonies did the king create, AND who did he send to rule them all?

The Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros

500

Name two Actions/threats Andros made against the colonies he ruled over.

1. Questioned whether religious freedom should be allowed

2. Guaranteed smugglers would go to court

3. Placed taxes on colonists without consent from their assemblies

New Power: Colonial Governance

100

Name ONE political power colonial assemblies had.

Paid governors' salaries, had a say in taxes passed

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What political power did the average colonist have?

300

Name one political power the governors had.

A. Could veto tax laws

B. Could dissolve colonial assemblies

400

What group served as the court system for the colony, AND why were they fairly lenient on those caught smuggling?

The Advisory Council, the Council was composed of colonists, they sympathized with their neighbors.

500

Why did governors try to be careful that they weren't too strict with colonists?

They could get removed from their positions by the king, due to rioting.

The South: The Bad, the Bad, & the Ugly

100

What was the largest cash crop grown in the south during the 1600's and 1700's?

Tobacco

200

Name three common abuses that slaves suffered when they reached the southern colonies.

Separated from family members, forced to work long hours, beaten/whipped, raped, killed

300

What was the Middle Passage?

The leg of triangular trade in which slaves were transported.

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

What was Salutary Neglect?

500

What three regions were involved in Triangular Trade, and name one item shipped on each leg of the triangle.

Africa: slaves to N. America and West Indies

N. America/West Indies: Raw materials to England

England: Manufactured goods to Africa

The North: Business is Booming

100

What does it mean to be literate?

Able to read and write

200

Name one reason why people in the northern colonies had to pursue a variety of different business ventures.

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300

Name one reason why people in the northern colonies had to pursue a variety of different business ventures.

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400

Why did colonists have higher literacy rates in the north than in the other regions?

Parents wanted their children to be able to read the Bible, so they placed more value/focus on education.

500

What was the Protestant Work Ethic, and how did it lead to growth of businesses in the North?

The belief that financial success was evidence God was happy with you. Encouraged people to work hard, make profit so people wouldn't think they were sinners being judged by God.