Chapter 4 Flashcards
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is subsistence farming?
Producing enough to meet the needs of the family
What is commercial agriculture?
When large amounts of crops are produced to make a profit
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Because farms in New England were smaller than those in the south
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
shipbuilding and fishing
What is the triangular trade?
A system in which slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American colonies
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
Middle Passage
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
New England
What is a cash crop?
crops that could be sold in markets
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Tobacco and rice
Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?
Middle colonies
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?
Rice
What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?
They were both very labor intensive
What is supply and demand?
Supply and demand controls the prices of crops
What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?
Slaves are never allowed to leave the plantations, whipped for minor offenses, and it was illegal to teach slaves to read and write.
How did England view the colonies economically?
As an economic resource
How do you make money on trade?
Export more than you import
What was important about the Navigation Acts?
It ensured that England made money off of colonial trade by restricting trade
What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?
The Magna Carta
Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?
White men who owned property
What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?
The great awakening
What was the Enlightenment?
Belief that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society
What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?
Poor Richard’s Almanack
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being
corrupt?
John Peter Zenger
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom of the press
Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio River Valley
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois Confederacy
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
Ben Franklin
What is a militia?
A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
Called for one general gov’t for the 13 colonies
What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
Join or Die
What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
French & Indian War
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort Loudoun
What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?
The Treaty of Paris
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
It ended the F&I war and is the end of power in North America for the French
Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Halted western expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains to appease the NAs
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Because some of them has already bought land west of the Appalachians and now Britain would ignore their claims
