Booklet 1 - Development of British Hegemony in America Flashcards
Name the new England colonies
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode island
Connecticut
Name the Middle colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Name the Southern colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
How big was the British colonial population when the French population was _______
1,000,000
60,000
What were the French colonies set up to collect
fish, fur and crops
how wealthy were the British colonies
very because they did a lot of trade
compare British and French colonial religion
British colonies had varied religion but most were protestant
French were very strictly catholic
why did the British colonies receive more migration from other colonies
French colonies were very strict whereas British colonies were more open/free
Did the French or British colonies have more interference from their mother country
French because they had a lot more taxes and believed in absolutism
whereas the British colonies had little tax
name the act which meant all trade cargo had to be English or English manned
Trade and Navigation act 1651 - 1673
which act banned the export of colonial iron
Iron act 1750
which act banned the export of wool
woollen act 1699
name 3 enumerated commodities
sugar, cotton, tabacco
why did mercantilism not work in practice
low paid British officials were easily bribed
laws had little effect and were rarely enforced
when was how much of British imports and exports crossing the Atlantic ocean
1760
1/3
what percentage of free males were farmers with land
80%
how much of the population were shopkeepers and self employed salesmen
2/3
what percentage of American white males were literate compared to what percentage of British
75% compared to 60%
when was the war of Austrian succession
1740-1748
when was the seven years war
1756-1763
give one advantage the French had over the British colonists during the was of Austrian succession
alliances with the native Americans
what did the British colonists capture during the Austrian succession and when did they give it back
captured Louisburg
returned in the Treaty of Aix la Chappelle 1748
what was William Pitt’s strategy in the 7 years war
sent 25,000 troops to America and paid for another 25,000 American troops
when did the British capture Louisburg during the 7 years war
1759
