Chapter 4 Flashcards

0
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What is subsistence farming?

A

Producing just enough to meet immediate needs

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1
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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

A

Farming

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2
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What is commercial agriculture?

A

When large amounts of crops are produced to make a profit

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3
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

A

Farms in NE were smaller than those in the south

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4
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What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?

A

Shipbuilding and fishing

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5
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What is the triangular trade?

A

Trade route between three destinations

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6
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What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?

A

Sugar, molasses, and slaves

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7
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What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?

A

Middle passage

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8
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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

A

New England

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9
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What is a cash crop?

A

Crops that could be sold in markets

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10
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What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?

A

Wheat and oats

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11
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Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?

A

Middle Colonies

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12
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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

A

Tobacco

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13
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What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?

A

Rice

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14
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What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?

A

Very labor intensive so slavery increased

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15
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What is supply and demand?

A

Controls the prices of crops

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16
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What is the region of the Southern colonies where the plantations resided?

A

Tidewater

17
Q

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

A

Slave Codes

18
Q

How did England view the colonies economically?

A

Economic resource

19
Q

How do you make money on trade?

A

You must export more than you import

20
Q

What were the Navigation Acts?

A

Were passed by England to restrict trade and ensure they make money

21
Q

What established a limited government in the 13th

century and inspired the US Constitution?

A

Magna Carta

22
Q

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

A

White men who owned property

23
Q

What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The Great Awakening

24
Q

What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society

25
Q

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

A

Poor Richard’s Almanak

26
Q

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

A

John Peter Zenger

27
Q

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

A

Ohio River Valley

28
Q

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

A

Iroquois

29
Q

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

A

George Washington

30
Q

What is a militia?

A

A military force made up of ordinary citizens

31
Q

What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

A

Join the colonies under one government

32
Q

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

A

Join or Die

33
Q

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

A

Seven Years War or French and Indian War

34
Q

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

A

Loudoun

35
Q

Who oversaw the colonial war effort in London and was the cause of the British turnaround?

A

William Pitt

36
Q

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

A

Battle of Quebec

37
Q

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

It ended the French and Indian War

38
Q

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

A

Pontiac

39
Q

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

Halted western expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains to appease the Native Americans