Trace the ways that the economy and society of British North America developed

Question 1

What were the founders of the British colonies greatly influenced by?

Answer 1

Mercentilism

Question 2

What was Mercentilism?

Answer 2

Wealth = power

Question 3

What did Mercentilism inspire the British government to do?

Answer 3

To view its American colonies as sources of wealth that would make Britain wealthier and stronger

Question 4

Trans-Atlantic trade was controlled by what?

Answer 4

Parliament

Question 5

Why were African slaves needed?

Answer 5

To plant, grow, and harvest crops

Question 6

Who founded Jamestown, and when?

Answer 6

VA company; 1607

Question 7

Why were the majority of slaves located in Southern colonies?

Answer 7

Southern colonies were more agriculturally based

Question 8

What was the Middle Passage?

Answer 8

Sea voyage that carried Africans to North America

Question 9

How did slaves make the best of their lives?

Answer 9

having music, dance, and pottery in slave communities

Question 10

What did enslaved Africans bring with them?

Answer 10

Arts and crafts skills of various tribes