Ch.3

Question 1

Any wealth (goods) going to other countries came at the expense of the mother country

Answer 1

mercantilism

Question 2

What was the role of the colonies in Mercantilism

Answer 2

Colonies: Served as a source of raw materials for Great Lumber, furs, fish, indigo, tobacco

Question 3

How did the colonies avoid trading with the british

Answer 3

Colonists often sold their goods to other countries for a higher price

Question 4

Navigation Acts

Answer 4

All colonial goods going to other countries had to be shipped in either colonial or english ship
all ships had to be operated by colonial or english crews
Colonies could export certain products ONLY to england
Almost all goods traded between the colonies and europe had to pass through and English Port

Question 5

Why did British pass the navigation acts

Answer 5

They saw the colonists pursuit of foreign market as an economic threat. Mercantilism said: any wealth (goods) going to other counties came at the expense of the mother country

Question 6

King James appointed him as governor of Massachusetts (DNE)

Answer 6

Sir Edmund Andros

Question 7

Why did parliament remove king james and who replaced him

Answer 7

roman catholic
little regard to parliament
he fathered a son and england faced the possibility of continued rule by a catholic

invited william of orange and his wide Mary to england

Question 8

England relaxed the enforcement of its regulations in return for the continued economic loyalty of the colonists

Answer 8

Salutary neglect

Question 9

What is the administrative structure of a royal colony 3 elemnts

Answer 9

Governor- appointed by the king
ADVISORY COUNCIL- appointed by the governor
LOCAL ASSEMBLY- elected eligible colonists
the governors were paid by the local assemblies

Question 10

how could colonial assemblies influence the governors action

Answer 10

they could influence the laws passed. The people the governor appointed as judges

Question 11

these were the mainstay of southern economy what kind of crops

Answer 11

cash crops

Tobacco, rice, indigo

Question 12

developed instead of towns

were self contained and located on rivers

Answer 12

Plantations

Question 13

Role of the planter class

Answer 13

controlled the souths economy, politics, and social life

Question 14

What were slaves to owners

Answer 14

Property

Question 15

Why were africans seen as the best material for slavery in the south

Answer 15

difficult to impossible to enslave indians
indentured servants stopped coming to the colonies
a slave worked for life therefore a much better return on the investment
black africans were though to better endure the harsh physical demand of plantation work

Question 16

How did slaves resist

Answer 16

faked illnesses
broke tools to slow down the work
staged work slowdowns
ran away

Question 17

stono rebellion

Answer 17

south of charles town- group of 20 slaves killed several planter families and began to march south
inviting other slaves to join them on their march to spanish florida
surrounded by the white militia- several died and the rest were executed

Question 18

What colonies made up the Dominion of New England

Answer 18

Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode island

Question 19

Why did King James create the Dominion of New England

Answer 19

He seemed to make the colonial governments more obedient. He got tired of losing money and smugglers

Question 20

What was Triangular trade

Answer 20

trade between Africa, GB, and west indies

Question 21

what was the middle passage

Answer 21

this was the voyage that brought Africans to the west indies and then into the colonies. The conditions were harsh and 20% of the slaves died during the passage

Question 22

what is diversified economy

Answer 22

having many crops to sell

Question 23

How was the economy of the north diversified

Answer 23

the northern colonies produced several crops instead of a single one like the southern colonies

Question 24

Largest cities of the south and North

Answer 24

south- Charles Town

North- Boston, New York, Philly

Question 25

Why did northerners have fewer reasons to have slaves

Answer 25

the crops they grow did not warrant the use of slaves

Question 26

Why did northerners have fewer reasons to have slaves

Answer 26

the crops they grow did not warrant the use of slaves

Question 27

What was the enlightenment

Answer 27

The use of reason and scientific method to obtain knowledge

Question 28

A scientist during the enlightenment

Answer 28

Galileo

Question 29

obtained the truth through experimentation and reasoning (science)

Answer 29

Ben Franklin

Question 30

used reason to conclude that individuals have natural rights, that governments must respect

Answer 30

Thomas Jefferson

Question 31

What was the great awakening

Answer 31

people began to grow away from the region
success in america
moving away from family
south to revive the intensity and commitment of the original Puritan vision

Question 32

Church attendance was not enough fro salvation
people must acknowledge their sinfulness and feel gods love for them
sinners in the hands of an angry god

Answer 32

jonathan edwards

Question 33

French and Indian war

Answer 33

1755 British general edward braddock launched an attack on fort duquesne
fought in the traditional european style and di not account for the enemy fighting behind trees and in forested areas
he and his 1500 men were ambushed
george washington rallied the troops
william pitt is appointed Prime Minister by King George II and changed things in the military

Question 34

Helped rally the english troops during the french and indian war

Answer 34

George Washington

Question 35

george washington built it 40 miles from fort duquense

Answer 35

fort necessity

Question 36

Battle of Quebec

Answer 36

The british come at night and surround the french. The marquis de Montcalm vs General James Wolfe
the death of general james wolfe. The british win a short battle at quebec

Question 37

commander of the British at the battle of quebec. He dies in the battle

Answer 37

General James Wolfe

Question 38

commander of the British at the battle of quebec. He dies in the battle

Answer 38

General James Wolfe

Question 39

Treaty of Paris 1763

Answer 39

Great Britain: all land east of the mississippi river and florida
Spain: all lands west of the Mississippi river, New orleans
France: islands around Newfoundland and in the west indies

Question 40

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 40

No one is allowed over the proclamation line
avoid starting a war
government wants to award land to individuals and companies
if you are living west of the appalachain mountains, you have to move back

Question 41

allowed british custom officials to search any ship or building looking for smuggled goods

Answer 41

writs of assistance