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What is a Representative Government?
A government where the citizens have a say in the decisions being made
Define exports and imports
Exports: a good sent outside the country
Imports: a good purchased and brought into the country
Define an apprenticeship
A person learning a skill or trade from someone who is knowledgeable with that skill or trade
Define the Iroquois Confederacy
A group of six tribes that remained neutral during the French and Indian War
What was Benjamin Franklin's Plan and why did it not work?
The Albany Plan of the Union; didn't work because no colony wanted to give up their power
Define mercantilism
The idea that a country gained wealth by exporting more goods than they imported
What was England's version of a Representative government and what did they have the power to do?
Parliament and they had the power to make laws
Define civic virtue
Democratic ideas, practices, and values
Why was the Great Awakening important to the average person?
They now felt they had the power to judge and act on religious matters
What was William Pitt's goal for the French and Indian War?
He wanted to remove France as a power in North America
What type of economy did the New England colonies have?
They were industrial - fishing, shipbuilding, and some small farms
What is significant about the Magna Carta?
It was the first document to promise rights to the citizens
Childbirth and smallpox
Why did the Native Americans distrust the British, but trust the French?
They had already formed a trusting trade relationship with France
What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?
Colonists had to stay West of the Appalachian Mountains and the land to the East of the mountains was given to the Native Americans
Why was slavery important to the colonies?
They did the hard labor that allowed the colonists to harvest a lot of crops
Define a proprietary colony and a royal colony
Proprietary colony: was not run by England
Royal colony: was directly under England's rule
Colonial women married early and had babies and people were healthier and living longer
What ideas of freedom came out of the Enlightenment period? (Hint: think 5)
Thought, expression, press, a belief in equality, and the idea of popular government
What marked the End of the French and Indian War? What were the terms?
The Treaty of Paris; forced France to give up Canadian land and their land East of the Mississippi and Great Britain took New Orleans
Define the triangular trade and draw it
The route ships took carrying goods and slaves between Great Britain, Africa, and he Colonies
What did the English Bill of Rights state?
The ruler couldn't suspend laws, impose taxes, or raise an army without Parliament's consent
What were the roles of men, women, and children during the 1700s?
Men: worked/built barns/homes
Women: took care of the kids and home
Children: worked in the fields
During the mid-1700s, why did the rivalry between Britain and France turn especially bitter?
They both wanted the Ohio River Valley, France for fur and Britain for the fertile land
After the war, how did the British deal with the Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley?
They raised the prices of goods, didn't pay the Native Americans to use their land, and the colonists began to take their land