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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

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 to meet the families needs

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3
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What is commercial agriculture

A

Larger amounts of crops to make money

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming

A

Thin rocky soil and long winters

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

A

Shipbuilding and fishing

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6
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What is the triangular trade?

A

System in whatcha slaves crops and manufactured goods were traded between Africa Caribbean and American

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

A

The middle passage

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8
Q

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 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 (why slaves were used to harvest them)?

A

Both labor intensive crops

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15
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What is supply and demand?

A

Controls the prices of crops

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16
Q

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 of making money

18
Q

How do you make money on trade?

A

Mercantilism

19
Q

What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

Made sure 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

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 almanock

25
Q

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

26
Q

The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?

A

Freedom of the press

27
Q

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

A

Ohio river valley

28
Q

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

A

Iroquois confederacy

29
Q

Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?

A

George Washington

30
Q

What is a militia?

A

Group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

31
Q

What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

A

One general govt for the 13 colonies

32
Q

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

A

Join or die

33
Q

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

A

The seven year war

34
Q

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

A

Tns fort laundoun

35
Q

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

A

Increased hostility

36
Q

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

End of power in North America for the French

37
Q

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

A

Pontiac

38
Q

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

Halted western expansion by the stealers west of the Appalachian mountains

39
Q

Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

A

Some already bought land and Britain would ignore claims

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