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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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2
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What is subsistence farming

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Producing enough to meet the needs of family

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3
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What is commercial agriculture

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When large amounts of crops are produced to make a profit

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4
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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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5
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What is the triangular trade

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Was a system in which slaves , crops, and manufactured goods were traded between Africa, the Caribbean and the American colonies

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6
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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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7
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What is a cash crop

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Crops that could be sold in markets

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8
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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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9
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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland

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Tobacco

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10
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What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?

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Rice

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11
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What is supply and demand

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Controls the prices 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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13
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How did England view the colonies economically?

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As an economic resource

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14
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How do you make money on trade?

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By exporting more than you import

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15
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What was important about the Navigation Acts

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

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16
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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution

A

The manga carta

17
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Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?

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White men who owned property could vote

18
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies

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The great awakening

19
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What was the Enlightenment

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The belief that knowledge science could improve society

20
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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

21
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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

22
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade

A

France and Great Britain would fight over the Ohio valley river

23
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East

A

Iroquois confederacy

24
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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

25
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What is a militia

A

A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

26
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

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Called for one general government for 13 colonies

27
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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

28
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe

A

The seven year war

29
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What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee

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Fort Loudon

30
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War

A

The battle of Quebec

31
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

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Ends the the f&i war and is the end of power in North America for the French

32
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?

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Pontiac

33
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

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Great Britain signs the proclamation of 1763, which halted western expansion by the settlers west of the Appalachian mountains to appease the native Americans

34
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Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

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Some of them had already bought land west of the Appalachian and now Britain would ignore their claims

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