Chapter 4 Flashcards
What did rice and tobacco have in common
Cash crops
What is supply and demand?
product, or service available and the desire of buyers
What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?
Had no freedom
How did England view the colonies economically?
Good to make money
How do you make money on trade?
To raise the price when low on supplies
And lower the price when you have a lot of supplies
What was important about the Navigation Acts?
Navigation Acts were efforts to put the theory of mercantilism into actual practice
What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?
The Magna Carta or great charter
Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?
all adult males
what is the relationship between the second great awakening and the 19th century reform movements?
The Great Awakening
What was the Enlightenment?
intellectual and philosophical
What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?
Almanack
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being
corrupt
(Hint bill)
William S. Cosby.
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty
for printing seditious and libelous material.
What was the main economic activity in all colonies
Trade Economic Activity
Agriculture, Plantations, Agriculture, Iron ore products
What is subsistence farming colonies?
rocky soil, cold long winters
