APUSH FINAL STUDY GUIDE PT 1 Flashcards
COLONIAL AMERICA & REVOLUTION (9 cards)
Farming in colonial america
South= cash crops,
tobacco, rice, indigo
North=
fishing
Reasons for colonies 3
Economic opportunity, religious freedom, political liberty
Shays rebellion
a rebellion of farmers protesting high taxes and debt highlighting the weaknesses of the articles of confederation
Colonial taxes 3
stamp act, tea act, townshend act,
imposed by briatin to raise revenue and control the colonies
Mercantilism
Economic theory where colonies exist to benifit the mother country, providing raw materials and markets.
Townshend acts 3
taxes on imported goods, glass, lead, paper
federalist policy 4
strong central government, industrialization, national bank, protective tariffs.
US isolationism post revolution
A desire to avoid european entanglements and focus on domestic affairs
Monroe doctrine
A policy warning european powers against interfering in the western hemisphere