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1
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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming

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What is subsistence farming?

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Farming mostly for the family not to sell.

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What is commercial agriculture?

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Growing crops to sell

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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The subsistence farmers were more common in New England because of the harsh winters which lead to a short growing season.

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5
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What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?

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Shipbuilding and fishing

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What is the triangular trade

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shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities, which were in turn shipped back to Britain.

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7
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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

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New England

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8
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What is a cash crop?

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a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

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9
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What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?

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Wheat and oats

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10
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Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?

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Southern colonies

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11
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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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Indigo and rice

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

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It was very hard labor that took time to get.

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What is supply and demand?

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If the supply is really wanted prices go up if not it goes down.

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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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16
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How did England view the colonies economically?

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England view them as money makers.

17
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How do you make money on trade?

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The more you trade the more money you get

18
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

People could only trade with the British

19
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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?

A

Magna Carta

20
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Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?

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White males that owned land and were educated

21
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The great awakening

22
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What was the Enlightenment?

A

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

23
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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

24
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The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?

A

Freedom of press

25
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?

A

Ohio valley

26
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?

A

Iroquois

27
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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

28
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What was the militia?

A

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

29
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

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Called for one general government for the 13 colonies

30
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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

31
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?

A

Seven years war

32
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What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?

A

Fort loudoun

33
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?

A

The battle of Quebec

34
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

Ends of the power of the French in North America

35
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?

A

Pontiac

36
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

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Halted the settlers west

37
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Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

A

People already had bought land there but were forced out.

38
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What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the triangular trade?

A

Middle passage

39
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What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?

A

Poor Richards Almanck

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