soc test 5 Flashcards
“The colonies were created for the good of the crown” what does this mean?
This means that the colonies were created for England to make money. The colonies started out as a buisness venture
time period
1763-1775
Spirit of independenec meaning
The colonists started this chapter as englishmen who loved england but by the end they turned into colonists who wanted to break away.
Did countries ever want to go to war?
No
Whats the difference between export and import?
import = bringing in goods
export = sending away goods
What was the purpose of the navigation acts?
to protect Englands trade with the colonies
What are the navigation acts?
- the colonies are required to export certain goods to england(manluy raw materials)
- All goods comng nto or out of the colones must frst pass England to be taxed
- All goods comng into or out of the colonies must be on british ships
What did the navigation acts cause the colonists to start doing?
Smuggling
what is homespun
Making good at home(in the colonies) instead of buying them.
millitia
citizen army
The proclamation line date and purpose?
1763, prevented the colonists to move west (to prevent conflct wth the natives and to make sure England could control the colonists)
What 2 things did England after the conclusion of the French and Indan war?
- England statons 10,000 troops in America
- Taxed colonies because they protected the colonies in the war
What is mercantalism?
The colonies produced raw materials for England who purchased them and made finished goods (the colonies were expected to buy these fnsihed goods)
Who were the sons of liberty?
The action branch of the cause
Why was boycottng most affective.
To really hurt someone you hurt them n the wallet. These boycott of certain goods for high prices or a tax resulted in a loss of money from the company
. which could persuad them to lower the prices
what is martial law?
an area under millitary control
What were committtees of corespondence?
Groups of people who wrote letters to inform the colonists what the brtish were up to