Chapter 4 Flashcards

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What was the main economic activity in all colonies?

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Farming.

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What is subsistence farming?

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Producing enough to meet the needs for your family

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3
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What is commercial agriculture?

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When a larger amount of crops are produced for profit

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4
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Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?

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Because of the rocky soil and the long winters

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5
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What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?

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Shipbuild and fishing

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6
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What is the triangular trade?

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A system in which crops,slaves, and manufactured goods where traded among Africa,The Caribbean, and the American colonies

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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 market

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

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Tobacco and Rice

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11
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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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What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?

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Tobacco

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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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Labor intensive crops

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15
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What is supply and demand?

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Controls the prices of crops

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

17
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How did England view the colonies economically?

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A way to make more money

18
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How do you make money on trade?

A

You must export more than you import

19
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What was important about the Navigation Acts?

A

It ensured that England made money of the colonial trade

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

A

The magana carta

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

A

White man who owned property

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

A

The great Awakening

23
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What was the Enlightenment?

A

Belief that knowledge,science,and reason could improve society

24
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What was the name of the book Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the Enlightenment?

A

Richard’s Almanack

25
Who was the newspaper publisher that was charged with a crime for accusing the governor of New York of being corrupt?
John peter
26
The John Peter Zenger Trial dealt with what personal liberty?
Freedom of press
27
Where is the land area that the British and French fought over because of the fur trade?
Ohio River Valley
28
What was the most powerful group of Native Americans in the East?
Iroquois confederacy
29
Who was sent to tell the French to leave the Ohio River Valley and struck the first blow against the French?
George Washington
30
What is a militia?
A group of citizens trained to fight in emergencies
31
What did the Albany Plan of Union want to do?
Unite all 13 colonies so they could defend themselves against the French
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What was the name of the political cartoon that encouraged the colonies to approve the Albany Plan of Union?
Join or Die
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What was the name of the war between the French and British in Europe?
The seven year war
34
What is the name of the fort that the Cherokee burned down in modern day Tennessee?
Fort Loudoun
35
What was the most important victory for the British in the F&I War?
The battle of Quebec
36
What did the Treaty of Paris 1763 do?
It ended the French and Indian war and the French left North America
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Who was the Ottawa chief who believed the British were threatening their way of life?
Pontiac
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What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Halted western expansion
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Why were many colonists upset over the Proclamation of 1763?
Some of the colonist had bought land their and now Britain would ignore their claims