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Chapter 4⃣ Flashcards

1
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What is subsistence farming?

A

Producing Just Enough To Meet Intermediate Needs

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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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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming 🌽

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Because The Soil Of New England Wasn’t Very Fertile

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

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Ship Building And Fishing ⛵️🎣

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6
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What is the triangular trade?

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A System In Which Slaves,Crops, And Manufactured Goods Were Traded Between Affrica,American Colonies, And The Carribean

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7
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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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8
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Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?

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New England

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9
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What is a cash crop?

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Crops That Could Be Sold In Markets

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10
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What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?

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Wheat And Oates

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

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Middle Colonies

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12
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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

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Tobbaco 🍂

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13
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What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?

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Rice 🍚

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14
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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 Cash Crops For States

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15
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What is supply and demand?

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Controls The Price Of Crops 💲

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

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Slave Codes

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17
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How did England view the colonies economically?

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As A Resource

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18
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How do you make money on trade?

A

Export More Than You Import

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19
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

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That Is Made Sure That England Made Money Off Of The Colonies

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20
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What established a limited government in the 13
th
century and inspired the US Constitution?

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The Magna Carta

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21
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Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?

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Free White Men Who Had Land

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22
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What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

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The Great Awakening, It Believes That All People Were Equal

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23
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What was the Enlightenment?

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Belief That Knowledge,Science,And Reason Could Improve Society

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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 Richards Almanack”

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25
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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?

A

John Peter Zenger

26
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The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?

A

Freedom Of The Press

27
Q

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

A

Ohio River Valley

28
Q

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

A

Iroquois Confederacy

29
Q

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

A

George Washington

30
Q

What is a militia?

A

A Group Of Citizens Trained To Fight In Emergencies

31
Q

What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

A

To Help Defend Themselves From The French

32
Q

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

A

Joined Or Die

33
Q

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

A

7 Years War

34
Q

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

A

Fort Loudoun

35
Q

What was the most important victory for the British in the French & Indian War?

A

Battle Of Quebec

36
Q

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

Ended The French & Indian War

37
Q

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

A

Pontiac

38
Q

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

It Said That The Colonies Had To Stop Expanding West Of The Applichian Mountains To Appease Native Americans

39
Q

Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

A

Because Some Of The Colonist Already Bought Land Up There

40
Q

How do you make money on trade?

A

Export More Than You Import

41
Q

What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

That Is Made Sure That England Made Money Off Of The Colonies

42
Q

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

A

The Magna Carta

43
Q

Who was allowed to vote in the mid 1700’s in the colonies?

A

Free White Men Who Had Land

44
Q

What was the religious revival that swept through the colonies?

A

The Great Awakening, It Believes That All People Were Equal

45
Q

What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief That Knowledge,Science,And Reason Could Improve Society

46
Q

What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?

A

“Poor Richards Almanack”

47
Q

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

A

John Peter Zenger

48
Q

The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?

A

Freedom Of The Press

49
Q

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

A

Ohio River Valley

50
Q

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

A

Iroquois Confederacy

51
Q

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

A

George Washington

52
Q

What is a militia?

A

A Group Of Citizens Trained To Fight In Emergencies

53
Q

What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?

A

To Help Defend Themselves From The French

54
Q

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

A

Joined Or Die

55
Q

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

A

7 Years War

56
Q

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

A

Fort Loudoun

57
Q

What was the most important victory for the British in the French & Indian War?

A

Battle Of Quebec

58
Q

What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?

A

Ended The French & Indian War

59
Q

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

A

Pontiac

60
Q

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

A

It Said That The Colonies Had To Stop Expanding West Of The Applichian Mountains To Appease Native Americans

61
Q

Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?

A

Because Some Of The Colonist Already Bought Land Up There

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