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What is subsistence farming?

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Producing Just Enough To Meet Intermediate Needs

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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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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming 🌽

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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Because The Soil Of New England Wasn’t Very Fertile

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

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Ship Building And Fishing ⛵️🎣

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What is the triangular trade?

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A System In Which Slaves,Crops, And Manufactured Goods Were Traded Between Affrica,American Colonies, And The Carribean

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

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“The Middle Passage”

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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 Could 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 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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Tobbaco 🍂

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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 Both Cash Crops For States

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15
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What is supply and demand?

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Controls The Price Of Crops 💲

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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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17
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How did England view the colonies economically?

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As A Resource

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18
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How do you make money on trade?

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Export More Than You Import

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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

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That Is Made Sure That England Made Money Off Of The Colonies

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

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The Magna Carta

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

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Free White Men Who Had Land

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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

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The Great Awakening, It Believes That All People Were Equal

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What was the Enlightenment?

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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?

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“Poor Richards 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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The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom Of The Press
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio River Valley
28
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois Confederacy
29
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
George Washington
30
What is a militia?
A Group Of Citizens Trained To Fight In Emergencies
31
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
To Help Defend Themselves From The French
32
What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
Joined Or Die
33
What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
7 Years War
34
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort Loudoun
35
What was the most important victory for the British in the French & Indian War?
Battle Of Quebec
36
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
Ended The French & Indian War
37
Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
38
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It Said That The Colonies Had To Stop Expanding West Of The Applichian Mountains To Appease Native Americans
39
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Because Some Of The Colonist Already Bought Land Up There
40
How do you make money on trade?
Export More Than You Import
41
What was important about the Navigation Acts?
That Is Made Sure That England Made Money Off Of The Colonies
42
What established a limited government in the 13 th century and inspired the US Constitution?
The Magna Carta
43
Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?
Free White Men Who Had Land
44
What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?
The Great Awakening, It Believes That All People Were Equal
45
What was the Enlightenment?
Belief That Knowledge,Science,And Reason Could Improve Society
46
What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?
"Poor Richards Almanack"
47
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt?
John Peter Zenger
48
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom Of The Press
49
Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio River Valley
50
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois Confederacy
51
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
George Washington
52
What is a militia?
A Group Of Citizens Trained To Fight In Emergencies
53
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
To Help Defend Themselves From The French
54
What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
Joined Or Die
55
What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
7 Years War
56
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort Loudoun
57
What was the most important victory for the British in the French & Indian War?
Battle Of Quebec
58
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
Ended The French & Indian War
59
Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
60
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
It Said That The Colonies Had To Stop Expanding West Of The Applichian Mountains To Appease Native Americans
61
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Because Some Of The Colonist Already Bought Land Up There

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