Chapter 3 Flashcards
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What did women do during that time .
Since they had few right they mostly stayed to tending to the homestead.
What are cash crops ?
Crops grown primarily for sale .
What was the triangular trade routes ?
Run and goods from New England went to Africa .
Slaves from Africa went to the West Indies.
Sugar and molasses went from the West Indies to New England.
What is mercantilism ?
A economic system in which nations seek to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver by establishing a favorable trade balance.
What were the navigation acts ?
Laws made by Great Britain to control the colonies trade enacted by Great Britain .
What is salutary neglect ?
A English policy of relaxing the enforcement of regulations in its colonies in return for the colonies continued economic support.
Who was fighting in the French and Indian war ?
The French and Indians were fighting against the British and the colonists.
When did the French and Indian war start and end ?
Started in 1754 and ended in 1763.
Where were most of the battles fought in the French and Indian war?
In the ohio river valley .
What was George Washingtons role in the French and Indian war ?
Was sent to evict the French from Ohio because it had been given to wealthy land owners . It was the catalyst for his military career.
Who won the French and Indian war ? Who lost ?
Great Britain won the war claiming all land east of the Mississippi River including New Orleans while the French only kept Haiti.
What is the proclamation of 1763 ?
A rule made by the king saying that all settlers must stay east of the Appalachian mountains.
What was the Sugar Act ?
A tax on sugar and molasses. Even though the tax was cut in half it angered colonists because they had not been paying taxes anyway, they had been smuggling the goods .
What diversified the norths economy ?
The rocky soil in the north diversified the economy because farmers had to find different things to grow .
What was interesting about urban life ?
It was different from farm living
Many sanitary issues
Towns and cities were built it a grid like plan.
Did slavery exist in the north ?
Yes it did but it was not as bad to an extent as it was in the south.
What was the enlightenment ?
A intellectual movement that emphasized the use if reason and scientific method as means of obtaining knowledge.
What was the Great Awakening ?
It was during the 1730s and 40s
Church activity was on the decline
The movement brought people back to God
Jonathan Edwards said that attending church was not necessary but acknowledging their sins was .
