chapter 3 sec 1+2 quiz

Question 1

mercantilism

Answer 1

a theory that a country should try to get and keep as much bullion, or gold and silver, as possible

Question 2

balance of trade

Answer 2

the difference in value between imports and exports

Question 3

duty

Answer 3

tax

Question 4

salutary neglect

Answer 4

british colony policy during the early 1700’s

Question 5

staple crop

Answer 5

crops that in constant demand

Question 6

triangular trade

Answer 6

between the three points of the Americas, Europe, and Africa

Question 7

what was the british governments policy towards the colonies after the rule of king James II had ended

Answer 7

they developed a self government. This meant, there were governors appointed by the king. These governors had a great amount of power, being able to call all of the meetings, veto laws that the legislature passed, and could appoint local officials.

Question 8

what were the causes of Englands policy of salutary neglect towards its colonies

Answer 8

long tradition of strong local government and weak central government/
british government lacked the resources and the bureaucracy to enforce its wishes/
colonists recognized the authority of the king and Parliament without being forced to/
britain allowed its colonies freedom because the existing economy and politics of the colonist already served British interests

Question 9

what were the effects of Englands policy of salutary neglect towards its colonies

Answer 9

colonies prospered/
trade with Britain prospered/
without much government interference

Question 10

when was there a civil war in england

Answer 10

1640-1660

Question 11

what was the civil war about

Answer 11

Charles I and Parliament were fighting; charles wanted to limit the power that parliament had

Question 12

who was the leader of parliament

Answer 12

oliver cromwell

Question 13

who was executed

Answer 13

Charles I

Question 14

how was he executed

Answer 14

beheading

Question 15

who came to be in charge after the execution

Answer 15

Charles II

Question 16

what was the glorious revolution

Answer 16

when william and mary came to the throne and had a big theory

Question 17

when was the glorious revolution

Answer 17

1688

Question 18

what was the theory english and european countries used in order to gain wealth

Answer 18

mercantilism (already know definition)

Question 19

what did they have to do in order for the theory to work

Answer 19

they needed to export more goods than they imported; if they did this they would have a balance of trade

Question 20

what was the salutary neglect

Answer 20

british colony policy during the early 1700’s

Question 21

what was the navigation acts and what ear did it begin

Answer 21

system where countries could only trade certain crops to england, and 1660

Question 22

what were the crops they could trade with englnad

Answer 22

sugar
tobacco
cotton

Question 23

what would have to happen if they wanted to sell anything to people in other parts of the world

Answer 23

they had to sail their ships into england and from there pay a tax on everything; also had to sail in english ships

Question 24

what colony was the most diverse

Answer 24

middle colonies

Question 25

what could the middle colonies do

Answer 25

farm and trade very well

Question 26

new england info

Answer 26

trade was very important/

had farms but they didn’t make that much money/

Question 27

middle colonies info

Answer 27

farming and trade

Question 28

southern colonies

Answer 28

staple crops

Question 29

what was north carolina and maryland’s staple crop

Answer 29

tobacco

Question 30

south carolina staple crop

Answer 30

rice

Question 31

georgia staple crops

Answer 31

rice and eventually cotton

Question 32

what was the major ethnicity in all the colonies

Answer 32

english by far; almost 50%

Question 33

gentry:

Answer 33

wealthy people who set themselves apart by their clothing/
most important member of colonial society/
socialized with people of their class/
tried to impress others by having mansions and townhouses built/
sent sons to expensive schools/
taught daughters how to manage a household/
were often lawyers, planters or merchants

Question 34

artisans

Answer 34

apprenticeship and all that jazzy stuff

Question 35

farmers and fishermen

Answer 35

farm sizes would carry depending on where it was/
new england farmers had a reputation for being tough, thrifty, and conservative/
fishing quickly became a main industry/
new england is a self-sufficient farmer/
promoted growth and shipbuilding .
people would fish if they didn’t have enough money

Question 36

indentured servants

Answer 36

7 year thang and all dat junc/
in exchange for the work masters had to pay for travel costs/
masters had total authority/
those who served their time were granted their freedom and in some cases a piece of land

Question 37

women

Answer 37

had a lot of household duties; cooking, gardening, washing, cleaning, weaving cloth and sewing/
no rights/
could not vote until 1920/
married women could no own property/
if marriage didn’t work out then the father would get the kids/
it was legal to hit your wife