Vocab
To send goods to another country for sale or trade
Export
coming together of buyers and sellers
market
What is a brief way of telling the main points of an event or an idea in your own words
A summary
What crop was the most common in the Middle Colonies?
Wheat (Bread)
What are delegates?
Members of the assembly
all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
industry
the making or passing of laws
legislation
Step 2 or writing a summary is...
Choose supporting information
Which region had a good climate for growing rice, indigo, and tobacco?
Southern Colonies
Who chose the governor in 8 of 13 colonies? (Who was in charge?)
The King of England
A(n) __________ is a lawmaking body.
Assembly
Second leg of the Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
When writing a summary, which of these should you do first?
Find the topic
What caused the price of tobacco to rise and fall?
Changes in supply and demand
Define "freedom of the press"
The right to speak or print the truth
Which was the way of life for most people in the colonies? (how did they make a living?)
Agriculture
Shipbuilding became an important _________ in the New England colonies.
industry
Step 3 of writing a summary is...
Organizing the information
How did the colonists begin to create a free enterprise system?
They began building their own ships
Who were the only people allowed to vote in most of the colonies?
White males that also owned land
Give me the full definition of treason
the betrayal of one’s country by giving help to an enemy
Describe the Triangular Trade. What countries/areas were involved and what goods were traded?
It was a trading system between Europe, Africa, and the West Indies (West Indies then traded to the colonies). The trade started in the colonies. Traders would sail to West Africa where they traded rum and guns for gold, ivory, and captive Africans. The second leg was known as the Middle Passage. This was from Africa to the West Indies. Captive Africans were traded for molasses in the West Indies. Then they returned to the colonies, where the molasses was made into rum.
How can writing a summary help you learn about history?
Helps you remember important points
Who was responsible for greatly increasing the production of indigo in the southern colonies?
Eliza Lucas Pinckney
How did assemblies try to control governors?
They did not listen to the laws that they disagreed with from the Royal Governor