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Chapter 4 Flashcards

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What is subsistence farming?

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Producing enough to meet the needs of the Family

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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming

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What is commercial agriculture?

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When larger amounts of crops are produced to make a profit.

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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Long, harsh winters and thin, rocky soil

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What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?

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Shipbuilding and Fishing

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What is the triangular trade?

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Trade route between three destinations, such as Britan, West Africa, and the West Indes.

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What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?

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Sugar and Molasses – West Indies > New England
Rum – New England > West Africa
Slaves – West Africa > West Indes

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What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?

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The Middle Passage

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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

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New England

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What is a cash crop?

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A crop that can be sold easily in markets.

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

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Wheat & Oats

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Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?

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The Middle Colonies

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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

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Tobacco

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

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Rice

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What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?

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They were both very labor intensive.

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What is supply and demand?

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  • Prices go up when there is more demand than supply

- Prices go down when there is more supply than demand

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What is the region of the Southern colonies where the plantations resided?

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The Tidewater Area

17
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What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?

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The Slave Codes

18
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How did England view the colonies economically?

A

As an Economic Resource

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How do you make money on trade?

A

You must Export more than you Import

20
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What were the Navigation Acts?

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Laws passed by England that ensure that they make money by directing the flow of goods between England and the Colonies by forcing people to use British ships

21
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What established a limited government in the 13th century and inspired the US Constitution?

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The Magna Carta (1215)

22
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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.

23
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

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The Great Awakening

24
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What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief that knowledge, science, and reason could improve society

25
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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 Richard’s Almanack”

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Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt?

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John Peter Zenger

27
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Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?

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The Ohio River Valley

28
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What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?

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The Iroquois Confederacy

29
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Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?

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George Washington

30
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What is a militia?

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A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies

31
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What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

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It called for a general government for the 13 colonies.

32
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What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?

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“Join or Die”

33
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?

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The “Seven Years War”

34
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What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?

A

Fort Loudon

35
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Who oversaw the colonial war effort in London and was the cause of the British turnaround?

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William Pitt

36
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What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?

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The Battle of Quebec (New France’s Capital)

37
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What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

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It ended the French and Indian War & Ended France’s Power in North America.

38
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?

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Pontiac (Pontiac’s War)

39
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

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It halted western expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains by the Colonists… To Appease Native Americans

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