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What is subsistence farming?

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Producing enough to meet the needs of the family

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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming

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What is commercial agriculture?

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When larger amounts of crops are produced to make a profit

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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Farms in New England were smaller than those in the south because of long winters and thin, rocky soil

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What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?

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Shipbuilding and fishing

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What is the triangular trade?

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A three-part route.

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What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?

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Sugar/molasses from West Indies to NE.
Rum from NE to West Africa to West Indies.
Rum for slaves from West Africa to West Indies.

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

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Middle Passage

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What is a cash crop?

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Crops that can be sold in markets

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

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Wheat and oats

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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

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New England

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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

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Tobacco

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

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Middle Colonies

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

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They were very labor intensive

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

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Rice

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

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Slave codes

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What is supply and demand?

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It controls the prices of crops

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What is the region of the Southern colonies where the plantations resided?

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The Tidewater area

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How do you make money on trade?

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You have to export more than you import

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How did England view the colonies economically?

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England views the colonies as an economic resource

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What were the Navigation Acts?

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The Navigation Acts were passed by England to restrict trade and ensure they make money

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

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White men who owned property

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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

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The Great Awakening

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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the U.S. Constitution?

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The Magna Carta

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What was the Enlightenment?
The belief that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society
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What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?
Poor Richard's Almanack
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Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt?
John Peter Zenger
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio River Valley
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois Confederacy
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Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
George Washington
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What is a militia?
A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
They wanted a general government for the 13 colonies
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What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
"Join or Die" by Benjamin Franklin
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
Seven Years War
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What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort Loudon
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Who oversaw the colonial war effort in London and was the cause of the British turnaround?
William Pitt
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?
Battle of Quebec in 1759
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
It ends the F&I War and is the end of power in North America for the French
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It halted western expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian mountains to appease the NA's

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