A family produced enough food to meet the needs of their family and nothing more.
100
Where was the shipping hub in America?
Northern Coastal Cities
100
What is smuggling?
Trading illegally with other nations
100
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
To provide for one general government for the colonies
100
What's an alliance?
A union with someone
200
Triangular Trade
Some routes to England and back formed a triangle
200
How were the settlers of the Tidewater different from those of the backcountry?
Wealthy and influential tidewater planters had large, self-contained plantations that used slave labor; backcountry farmers had little political and economic influence and worked small, family-run farms.
200
Under mercantilism, who controlled trade and who supplied raw materials?
England controlled the trade and the colonies supplied the raw materials
200
Why were Native Americans more likely to help the French then help the British?
The French were traders and did not take Native American lands and were more tolerant of the Native American Ways
200
What abilities did William Pitt bring to the post of prime minister?
Outstanding military planner and knew how to pick good commanders
300
Middle Passage
Inhumane part of the triangular trade. This involved shipping Africans to the West Indies.
300
What did slave codes do?
They governed the behavior and punishment of enslaved people.
300
What is the difference between import and export?
Import - To bring into the country
Export - To sell abroad
300
What is a malitia?
A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
300
Why were many colonists angered by the Proclamation of 1763?
It kept them from moving west of the Appalachians, and some had already bought land there and were denied access to it
400
Cash crops
Crops that could be sold easily in markets
400
Identify the various economic activities carried on in the Middle Colonies
The colonies provided England with raw materials and England sold the finished product back to the colonies.
400
Who were the Iroquois Confederacy?
A powerful group of Native Americans in the East
400
Name the three nations that were involved in the Seven Years' War?
Britain, France, and Spain
500
Tidewater
A region of flat, low lying plains along the seacoast.
500
How did New England's natural resources help it's commerce?
Streams and rivers powered mills and transported materials, forests provided lumber for shipbuilding, access to the ocean encouraged trading
500
What was the Glorious Revolution?
In the late 1600s, elected representatives took over the monarch
500
Explain the difference between the Charter/Proprietary, and Royal Colonies
Charter - Established by settlers who had been given rights for land
Proprietary - Ruled by an individual or group to whom Britain had granted the land
Royal - Britain directly ruled the colonies
500
How did Pontiac plan to defend Native Americans from British settlers?
He wanted to join Native American groups together to fight. He put together a successful alliance of Native American peoples.