Slavery
They were used for forced, unpaid labor in many different areas of the workforce. (EX) agriculture
T/F Was Britain the only Country using Mercantilism
False
How were the richest of all of the colonists in the colonies
Plantation Owner's
What was the King Philpis war
A brutal conflict in 1675 - 1676 between Native American tribes led by the Wapanog sanchem.
What is the Middle Passage
A voyage on which enslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the Americas.
What was the goal of Mercantilism
To increase Britain's wealth and power by maximizing exports and minimizing imports,
What is the coloist's Goal
Enriching the mother country with materals
Who Won the King Philip's War
English Colonists defeated the Native Americans in 1676
What is the Triangular Trade
A system of trade with slaves, materials, and made goods that had three connections to Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What harms Mercantilism
The colonists traded with other countries rather than only trading with the mother country. Fewer materials mean less money. Less money means less power. ( Not Good)
What laws controlled the lives of the slaves in the colonies
Slave Codes
List (TWO) kinds of Resistance did the Slaves do against the English Colonists
Hunger Strikes
Breaking tools
Refusing to work
Escaping
Maintaining their own culture and traditions
rebellion.
What are the conditions of the slaves on the ships to the America's
Horrible, Dirty, Smelly, Uncomfortable, limited room, dark, death,
What are the Navigation Acts
English laws that were passed for the colonies so they could control colonial trade from other countries so they can support Mercantilism.
How did the Colonial Assembly start
A form of self-government. Where elected colonists made local laws
What happened in Bacon's rebellion
A rebellion happened against the governor and the Virginia government, where Jamestown was burned to the ground. The colonists won the rebellion against the Slaves.
List (ONE) reason why they used Africans as slaves, rather than native Americans's
1. Greater resistance to European diseases 2. Considered physically more suited for labor 3. Less likely to escape because they were unfamiliar with the land 4. Easier to get a supply due to the trading with African countries for slaves.
Why did the Navigation Acts help Britain to keep Mercantilism alive
To make sure that all goods from the colonies were sent to Britain, so they could make more money with the supplys.
List (One) crop that the conlists grow for profit
Tabacco
Rice
indago
List (ONE) way the colonists attempt to assimilate Native Americans
They tried to make Natives more European
Convert them to Christianity
Natives were inferior compared to Europeans