Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

A

Farming

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2
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What is subsistence farming?

A

Producing enough meet the needs of the family

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3
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What is commercial agriculture?

A

Crops produced to make a profit

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

A

Because of long harsh winters 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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Fishing and ship building

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6
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What is the triangular trade?

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A system in witch slaves, crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean, and The American colonies

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7
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What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?

A

Middle Passage

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8
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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

A

New England

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9
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What is a cash crop?

A

Crops that can be sold in markets

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

A

Wheat and oats

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11
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Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?

A

The middle colonies

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12
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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

A

Tobacco

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13
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What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?

A

Rice

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14
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What did rice and tobacco have in common

A

Very labor intensive

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15
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What is supply and demand?

A

Supply and demand controls the price of crops

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

A

Slave Codes

17
Q

How did England view the colonies economically?

A

A way to make money

18
Q

How do you make money on trade?

A

Export more than you import

19
Q

What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

Ensured that England made money off of colonial trade by restricting trade

20
Q

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

A

The Magna Carta

21
Q

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

A

White men who owned property

22
Q

What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The Great Awakening

23
Q

What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief that knowledge, science, and, reason could improve society

24
Q

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

A

Poor Richards Almanac

25
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt
John Peter Zinger
26
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom of the Press
27
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?
The Iroquois
29
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
Gorge Washington
30
What is a militia?
A group of citizens thought to fight
31
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
Called for a one General Gov't over the 13 colonies
32
What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
"Join 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 Loudon
35
What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?
Battle of Quebec
36
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
The end of the F&I war and cuts off power in North America to the French
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?
Halted the expansion to the west for the colonists
39
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Because they couldn't move out west