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Population Growth, Immigration and Back Country
Transatlantic Trade and the Growth of Seaports
Colonial Gov't and Imperial Policy in British North America
Growth of Plantation Economies and Slave Societies
The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
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Why was there a population growth in North America ?
Immigration
100
What were some goods traded in the Triangle Trade ?
onions, olives, turnips, coffee beans, peaches, pears, grains livestock, disease, sugar and spices, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, vanilla, cacao, beans, pineapples, tobacco, textiles, wool, and slaves
100
What is Mercantilism ?
Wealth was power and that a country's economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold or silver in its treasury.
100
What was the name of the trade that brought over slaves ?
the Triangle Trade
100
What is the Great Awakening ?
Religious revival that swept the colonies awakening people to Christianity through the individual's own experience
200
What are some reasons people migrated to North America ?
Political Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Economic Opportunity, War at home, Forced Immigration (Slavery), Family Reunification
200
What three places were involved in the "Triangle Trade" ?
New England, West Africa, and the Caribbean (West Indies)
200
Was there a stable government in North America ?
No, there were many forms of government
200
How did the people of the South get their make their money ?
Agriculture
200
What is the Enlightenment ?
An 18th century philosophical movement that stressed the importance of reason in analyzing and investigating
300
Where were immigrants coming from ?
Europe and Africa
300
What were the two Acts that lead to smuggling ?
Sugar and Molasses Act
300
What are Navigation Acts ?
The English Navigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies
300
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?
The land and weather was better for planting in the South.
300
Who led the Great Awakening ?
Jonathan Edwards
400
What are some groups that migrated ?
French, Dutch, Swedes, Jews, Irish, Swiss
400
Why did Seaport grow ?
Trading and Fishing
400
What is the Sugar Act ?
an Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine.
400
Who were slaves replacing ?
Indentured Servants
400
Who were the Old Lights ?
Orthodox clergymen, who were deeply skeptical of the emotionalism and the theatrical antics of the revivalists.
500
Where did most immigrants settle ?
Middle colonies
500
What Act aimed at the North American and French West Indies trade ?
Molasses Act
500
What were the forms of government in North America ?
Royal colonies, Proprietary colonies, Charter colonies, Bicameral legislative with governors
500
What were the main crops grown in the Southern Colonies?
Tobacco, Cotton, Indigo, Rice, and Sugar Cane.
500
What was America's first spontaneous movement ?
The Great Awakening