Ch.4 Flashcards
What is supply and demand?
How much they have and how much people want it
What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?
Slave code
How did England view the colonies economically?
As a way to earn money
How do you make money on trade?
Export more than you import
What was important about the Navigation Acts?
They insured that england made money off of trade
What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?
Magna carta
Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?
White men that owned land
What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?
The great awakening
What was the Enlightenment?
The belief that knowledge science and reason could improve society
What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?
Poor richards almanac
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being currupt?
John peter
The John Peter Zenger Trail dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom of press
Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio river vally
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois confederacy
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
Ben franklin
What is a militia?
A group of citizens trained to fight in emergancies
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
Help the colonies defend themselves from the french
What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
Join or die
What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
The seven years war
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort loudoun
What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?
The battle of quebec
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
Ended the french and indian war and ends the french power in north america
Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Halted the western expantion
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Some had already purchased land west of the appalachians
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is subsistence farming?
Producing enough food to meet the needs of the family
What is commercial agriculture?
When larger amounts of crops are produced to make a prophit
What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?
They were both very labor intensive.
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Because the soil was too rocky to plant a lot of food.
What is the triangular trade?
A trade route that went from america to england to africa and back to america
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
The middle passage
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
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What is a cash crop?
Crops that could be sold easily in markets
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Rice and tobacco
Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?
The middle colonies
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?
Rice
