The Colonies Come of Age - Chapter 3 Flashcards
To analyze the economic, social, and political growth of the 13 colonies and examine how the colonies and Britain began to grow apart.
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies
Salutary neglect
A crop grown for sale rather than for the farmer’s use
Cash crop
Theory that countries should acquire gold and focus on exporting goods and owning colonies
Mercantilism
Intellectual movement that started in Europe
Enlightenment
A huge colony formed by the King of England, which included land from southern Maine to New Jersey
Dominion of New England
Financial expert who was appointed prime minister of Britain in 1763
George Grenville
French colony in North America
New France
Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade
Navigation Acts
Law passed by Parliament to try to raise money
Sugar Act
British leader in the French and Indian War
William Pitt
Person who is considered the property of another
Slave
War that gave the British control of North America
French and Indian War
The lawmaking body of England
Parliament
Led Virginia troops in first battle of the French and Indian War
George Washington
A 1739 slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina
Stono Rebellion
