Exam 1 Study Guide Flashcards
(46 cards)
Democracy
The majority of people rule
Republic
People are represented by elect officials. The right of the minority are protected.
Government of LAWS
NOT by man
Economics
Production distribution // consumption of goods // services in a free market system
Mercantilism
Economic theory.
Nations power is based on its wealth
Presentism
Attitude towards the past based on your experiences today
Disinterestedness
Free from self interest.. having no person advantage in a question or affair.
“We the people”
Examples are a judge or sport referee
What drives capitalism??
Profit
Charter Colony
Who elects the governor, upper house ( council), Lower house (assembly)
The people elect them all
What colonies are Charter colonies
Connecticut and Rhode Island
Proprietary Colony
Who elects the Governor, upper house, lower house??
Proprietors appoint elects the govern and upper house.
The people elect the lower house
What colonies are Proprietary Colonies??
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Royal colonies
Who elects the governor, upper house, and lower house?
The King appoints the governor and the upper house. The people elect the lower house
What are the Royal colonies??
New Hampshire Massachusetts New York New Jersey Virginia Georgia North & South Carolina
The best form of Representation??
Charter Colonies
What is the worst form of representation??
The royal colonies
The people ALWAYS elect which house no matter what 13 colony
The lower house ( assembly)
What was the main crop export to Europe?
Tabasco
Tabasco was the main cash crop in what colonies
Maryland and Virginia
Rice was the main cash crop in what colonies
Georgia and South Carolina
Which colonies has the fastest growing economics
Georgia and South Carolina
What is the main economic activity in the colonies?
Farming
What religious group was in the north
Puritans
Dominion of New England
1686-1689
Royal government taxed residents in all New England, NY and east and west jersey
Sir Edmund Andros taxed residence without consent and strictly enforced navigation laws
This stopped when king James was replaced in 1688-1689
Salutary Neglect
1688-1763
The royals relax the colonial trade rules and navigation laws. This lasted from the glorious revolution to the French and Indian war in 1763