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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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What is subsistence farming?

A

Producing enough crops 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 grown to make profit

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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Thin, rocky soil and long, harsh winters

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

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Shipbuilding and farming

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What is the triangular trade?

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Sugar and molasses from West Indies to New England. Molasses is turned into rum from NE to West Africa and Europe. Rum for slaves from WA to WI formed triangle

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What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?

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Sugar, molasses,rum, and slaves

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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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8
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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 is a cash crop?

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Crops that can be sold in markets

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What were the 2 main cash crops in the Middle Colonies?

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Wheat and Oates

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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 was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

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Tobacco

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

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They were very intensive

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What is supply and demand?

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Controls prices of crops

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

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Tidewater areas

17
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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

18
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How did England view the colonies economically?

A

They’re an economic resource

19
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How do you make money on trade?

A

You must export more than you import

20
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What were the Navigation Acts?

A

They were passed by the British to restrict trade and ensure they make money

21
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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?

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The Magna Carta

22
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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

23
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The Great Awakening

24
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What was the Enlightenment?

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A belief that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society

25
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What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?

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Poor Richard’s Almanack

26
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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?

A

John Peter Zenger

27
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?

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Ohio River Valley

28
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?

A

Iroquois Confederacy

29
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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?

A

George Washington

30
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What is a militia?

A

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

31
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

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It called for one general government

32
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What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?

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“Join or Die”

33
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?

A

“Seven Years War”

34
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What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?

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Fort Loudon

35
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Who oversaw the colonial war effort in London and was the cause of the British turnaround?

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William Pitt

36
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?

A

Battle of Quebec

37
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

Ends French and Indian War and is the end of power in North America for the French

38
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?

A

Pontiac

39
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

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

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