ssush 1 Flashcards
Reducing imports , expanding exports is
Mercantilism
3 things that fueled english colonies to go to N. America
- religion
- political
- economics
Important resources England received were..
- Lumber
- sugar
- wool
-Tobacco - rice
-indigo
Purpose of navigation acts is
Make sure of favorable trade agreements w/ the colonies
Major rules on colonial trade
- All goods must be on English ships
2.
Negative effects of navigation acts
- Restrictions on profits
- Hindered large manufacturing development
- High prices
Navigation acts grow shipbuilding how?
Required goods must be on English ships, demand for ships is high.
Who was smuggling goods?
Colonists who didn’t want to follow navigation act rules.
Three-step voyage between Europe, Africa, and america
Trans-Atlantic trade
Goods on ships to africa
Rum, cloth, and other manufactured goods.
The slave trade
Voyage of enslaved Africans to n/a america
How did colonies meet the requirements for the mercantilism system (originally)
Indentured servants
Indentured servants received..
Passage to n. America
Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia
Southern colonies