Chapter 4 Notes

Question 1

What caused Parliament to force James II out of power?

Answer 1

King James II tried to take back the power that Parliament gained after the English Civil War

Question 1

What caused Parliament to force James II out of power?

Answer 1

King James II tried to take back the power that Parliament gained after the English Civil War

Question 2

Who was given the throne when King James II was forced out of power?

Answer 2

William and Mary

Question 2

Who was given the throne when King James II was forced out of power?

Answer 2

William and Mary

Question 3

What was the effect of King James II’s dethroning?

Answer 3

The Glorious Revolution

Question 3

What was the effect of King James II’s dethroning?

Answer 3

The Glorious Revolution

Question 4

What was the result of the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 4

The Parliament was given more power than the King.

Question 4

What was the result of the Glorious Revolution?

Answer 4

The Parliament was given more power than the King.

Question 5

What did the English Bill of Rights say?

Answer 5

Certain rights were guaranteed to the people

Question 5

What did the English Bill of Rights say?

Answer 5

Certain rights were guaranteed to the people

Question 6

How did England view the colonies?

Answer 6

They viewed the colonies as an economic resource.

Question 6

How did England view the colonies?

Answer 6

They viewed the colonies as an economic resource.

Question 7

What is one raw material the colonies provided to England?

Answer 7

lumber

Question 7

What is one raw material the colonies provided to England?

Answer 7

lumber

Question 8

What did England do with the raw materials they received from the colonies?

Answer 8

They sold these to other nations.

Question 8

What did England do with the raw materials they received from the colonies?

Answer 8

They sold these to other nations.

Question 9

What is the Navigation Act?

Answer 9

Law that limited the colonists’ rights to trade

Question 9

What is the Navigation Act?

Answer 9

Law that limited the colonists’ rights to trade

Question 10

How did the colonists first feel about the Navigation Act?

Answer 10

They accepted it because they were guaranteed a placed to sell raw materials.

Question 10

How did the colonists first feel about the Navigation Act?

Answer 10

They accepted it because they were guaranteed a placed to sell raw materials.

Question 11

What did the colonists eventually do because of the unfair restrictions of Navigation Act?

Answer 11

They would smuggle good to other countries for more money.

Question 11

What did the colonists eventually do because of the unfair restrictions of Navigation Act?

Answer 11

They would smuggle good to other countries for more money.

Question 12

export

Answer 12

to send goods to another country

Question 12

export

Answer 12

to send goods to another country

Question 13

import

Answer 13

to buy goods that were made in another country

Question 13

import

Answer 13

to buy goods that were made in another country

Question 14

mercantilism

Answer 14

economic theory

Question 14

mercantilism

Answer 14

economic theory

Question 15

smuggling

Answer 15

to trade illegally

Question 15

smuggling

Answer 15

to trade illegally

Question 16

Describe the population increase from 1700-1775.

Answer 16

it increased from 250,000 to 2.5 million

Question 17

What are 2 reasons the population increased.

Answer 17

1. immigration 2. women married young and had lots of children

Question 18

What was the organization of a New England town?

Answer 18

1. small farms were on the outskirts of town, 2. meeting house in the middle of town, 3. houses, small businesses

Question 19

What was the main economic activity in the colonies?

Answer 19

farming

Question 20

Why were farms in New England smaller than in the South?

Answer 20

1. long winters, 2. thin, rocky soil, 3. hard to plant

Question 21

What were New England's main activities for men?

Answer 21

small businesses, items to sell, made weapons, built ships, and fished

Question 22

What were New England's main activities for women?

Answer 22

making garments, candles, and soap

Question 23

Explain why ship building was an important industry in the New England colonies.

Answer 23

lumber needed to be transported down river to the ship yards

Question 24

Who did New England farmers rely on for labor?

Answer 24

their children

Question 25

What was triangular trade?

Answer 25

trade routes that form a triangle

Question 27

What were the two largest colonial cities?

Answer 27

Philadelphia and New York City

Question 28

Why were the largest cities so large?

Answer 28

They were near port cities

Question 29

What did the diversity of the Middle Colonies lead to?

Answer 29

it lead to less racism by creating tolerance for different cultures

Question 30

Why wasn't there much industry in the South?

Answer 30

they had fertile land which allowed farming

Question 31

Describe the layout of a plantation

Answer 31

large farm: big house, big garden, blacksmith, sick house, slave quarters

Question 32

What were the slave codes?

Answer 32

Strict rules that govern slaves, that punish and restrict slaves

Question 33

What was illegal to teach slaves to do?

Answer 33

read and write

Question 34

What often happened to families of enslaved Africans?

Answer 34

the families were separated

Question 35

What were some groups that were against slavery?

Answer 35

Puritans, Quakers, and Mennonites

Question 36

How do you think plantation owners justified their use of enslaved Africans?

Answer 36

they told themselves that their economy was dependent upon them

Question 37

How was a plantation different than a subsistence farm?

Answer 37

plantations grew lots of crops and had slaves, subsistence farms use their children to help grow crops and grew only what they needed to live

Question 38

How was the tidewater different from the backcountry?

Answer 38

Tidewater- flat low plains by the sea, Backwater-hills and forests, near Appalachian Mountains

Question 41

What was the Middle Passage?

Answer 41

the trade route in which inslaved Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indes