Chatper 4 Flashcards

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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 need of the family

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3
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What is commercial agriculture?

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Is when larger amounts of crops are produced to make a profit

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Because of long winters and thin 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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Shipbuilding and fishing. Shipbuilding became important due to lumber

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6
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What is the triangular trade?

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A system in which 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?

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Shipped from Africa to the West Indies was called the middle passage

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

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New England

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9
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What is a cash crop?

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Crops that could be sold in markets

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

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Wheat and Oates

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

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Tobacco

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

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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)?

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Because they were labor intensive

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15
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What is supply and demand?

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Controls the prices 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?

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Slave codes

17
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How did England view the colonies economically?

A

Economic resources.way too make money

18
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How do you make money on trade?

A

Export more than import, trade grows

19
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

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Insured that England made money off of colonial trade

20
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

Magna Carta

21
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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, but not all free men could vote

22
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

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Great Awakening

23
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What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief, knowledge and reason could improve society Benjamin franklin most inspired

24
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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 Almanak

25
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt
John peter zenger
26
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom of press
27
Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio river valley
28
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
George Washington
29
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois confederacy
30
What was a militia
Group of citizens trained too fight in emergencies
31
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
One general governor for 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?
French and Indian war
34
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort loudoun
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?
Ends the French and Indian war. End of power for French in North America. Spain traded Florida for Louisiana to Great Britain
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 western expansions of settlers west of Appalachian mountains to appease native Americans
39
Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Some had already bought land there, and Britain ignored their claims