Economy
Tobacco
What colonies had small town meetings as part of their government?
New England colonies
This strategy involves creating laws that protect trade
Mercantilism
What colonies are located in Mexico, the Caribbean and Florida?
Spanish
What is the difference between indentured servants and enslaved people?
Enslaved people had to work for life, indentured had to work until they paid off their debt.
What colonies were the main trading hub?
Middle colonies
What colonies were controlled by wealthy planters?
Southern colonies
Who did MOST of the Native Americans side with during the Seven Years War?
The French
What colonies were located in Canada and the Great Lakes region?
French colonies
What was the name of the Governor of Virginia during Bacon's rebellion?
William Berkley
Why did the price of tobacco start to fall?
Overproduction
What colonies had representative parliament?
Middle colonies
What was the name of the journey of enslaved people from Africa to the New World?
the Middle Passage
What three continents were involved in triangular trade?
North America, Europe, Africa
She sued the state of Virginia
What were the 3 main things shipped during triangular trade?
Raw materials (North America), manufactured goods (Europe), enslaved people (Africa)
Political participation in the colonies was limited to what group of people?
Land-owning white males
The Navigation Act
What was the cutoff for the Proclamation of 1763?
The Appalachian Mountains
What were Nathaniel Bacon's TWO main complaints against the Governor of Virginia?
1. Not protecting settlers from natives on the frontier.
2. Giving too much favoritism to wealthy planters.
What three jobs were the most profitable in the colonies? (Hint: these are the jobs of the gentry)
Shipbuilders, owners of trading companies and large landowners.
What colony was a theocracy? Meaning religion was in control of the government?
Massachusetts
What was the name of the Native American group that allied with the British during the Seven Year War?
The Haudenosaunee confederacy (it's okay if you messed up the spelling)
What territory did Britain gain from France after the Seven Years War?
All of their land East of the Mississippi
Who tried to get the colonies to unite during the Seven Years war?
Ben Franklin