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8th history > Ch.4 > Flashcards

Ch.4 Flashcards

1
Q

What is supply and demand?

A

How much they have and how much people want it

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2
Q

What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?

A

Slave code

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3
Q

How did England view the colonies economically?

A

As a way to earn money

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4
Q

How do you make money on trade?

A

Export more than you import

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5
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

They insured that england made money off of trade

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6
Q

What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?

A

Magna carta

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7
Q

Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?

A

White men that owned land

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8
Q

What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The great awakening

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9
Q

What was the Enlightenment?

A

The belief that knowledge science and reason could improve society

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10
Q

What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?

A

Poor richards almanac

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11
Q

Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being currupt?

A

John peter

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12
Q

The John Peter Zenger Trail dealt with what personal liberty?

A

Freedom of press

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13
Q

Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?

A

Ohio river vally

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14
Q

What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?

A

Iroquois confederacy

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15
Q

Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?

A

Ben franklin

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16
Q

What is a militia?

A

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergancies

17
Q

What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

A

Help the colonies defend themselves from the french

18
Q

What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?

A

Join or die

19
Q

What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?

A

The seven years war

20
Q

What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?

A

Fort loudoun

21
Q

What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?

A

The battle of quebec

22
Q

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

Ended the french and indian war and ends the french power in north america

23
Q

Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?

A

Pontiac

24
Q

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

Halted the western expantion

25
Q

Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

A

Some had already purchased land west of the appalachians

26
Q

What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

A

Farming

27
Q

What is subsistence farming?

A

Producing enough food to meet the needs of the family

28
Q

What is commercial agriculture?

A

When larger amounts of crops are produced to make a prophit

29
Q

What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?

A

They were both very labor intensive.

30
Q

Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

A

Because the soil was too rocky to plant a lot of food.

31
Q

What is the triangular trade?

A

A trade route that went from america to england to africa and back to america

32
Q

What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?

A

The middle passage

33
Q

Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

A

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34
Q

What is a cash crop?

A

Crops that could be sold easily in markets

35
Q

What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?

A

Rice and tobacco

36
Q

Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?

A

The middle colonies

37
Q

What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

A

Tobacco

38
Q

What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?

A

Rice

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