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1
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What was the main economic activity in all colonies

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Trade

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2
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What is subsistence farming

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the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families.He

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3
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What is commercial agricultural

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commercial agriculture the producer is farming with intent to sell some

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming

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because of the harsh winters which lead to a short growing season and rocky soil

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5
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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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6
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What is the triangular trade

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England to Africa
Africa to the Americas
The Americas back to England
For goods

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7
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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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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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9
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What is a cash crop

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A crop that could be sold in the markets

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

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Tobacco and rice

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11
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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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12
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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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Tobacco

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

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They are both cash crops and every farmer has them so they can get more money

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What is supply and demand

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It controls the prices of things

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16
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What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies

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The slave codes

17
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What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies

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A way to make money

18
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How do you make money on trade?

A

Trade items that are needed on other parts of land

19
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What was important about the Navigation Acts

A

It ensured that England made money off of colonial trade by restricting trade

20
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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution

A

Magna Carta

21
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Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies

A

White men who owned land

22
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies

A

The Great Awakening

23
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What was the Enlightenment

A

Age of Reason

24
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade

A

The Ohio river valley

25
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East

A

S

26
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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

Benjamin Franklin

27
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What is militia

A

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

28
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do

A

Help defend the colonies from the French

29
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What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union

A

“Join or Die”

30
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe

A

Fort loudoun

31
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War

A

The battle of Quebec

32
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do

A

Ends the F and I war and is the end of power in North America for the French

33
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life

A

Pontiac

34
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do

A

Made a land for only the NA but they just finished fighting a war to stay in the land that they are in

35
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Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763

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they just finished fighting a war to stay in the land that they are in

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