Midterm Social Studies Flashcards Review
(39 cards)
Impact of European Exploration/American Colonialism
- growth of cash crops (tobacco, cotton, etc.)
- ethnic and racial diversity
- class systems
- impact on native americans
The Columbian exchange: positive and negative effects
Positive Effects:
- spread of ideas
-globalization
- new goods traded to other parts of the world
- increased food supply
- religious freedom
Negative Effects:
- spread of diseases (led to the death of many native Americans)
- expansion of the slave trade
Define ‘Cash Crops’
Crops that are grown to make a profit.
Define ‘Jamestown’
First successful colony in the new world
Define the ‘Impact of Tobacco’
Colony succeeded and thrived because of the valuable cash crop in tobacco.
Define ‘Joint-Stock company’
a company/business that is owned by shareholders
Define ‘Proprietary Colony’
a colony funded and overseen by private company/Indvidual’s.
Define ‘Mercantilism’
Everything the colony does is to benefit the mother country.
(used by England with colonies in north America)
Religion in the colony Pennsylvania
-a haven for quakers
-enforced a principle of religious toleration
Define ‘Tolerant’
To accept or permit someone that differs from one’s own beliefs.
Define ‘Religious Toleration- Pennsylvania (Quakers) / Maryland Toleration Act/ Rhode Island’
Colonies that allowed freedom of religion and were tolerant of others.
Religion in the colony Puritans (way of life)
- highly religious and strict
- not tolerant of other religions
Virginia House of Burgesses/Mayflower Compact
(first attempts at what?)
- The first attempts at self-government
- House of Burgesses: Representative form of government
- Mayflower Compact: Expressed importance of democracy/self-government
Impact of the Triangle Trade
Trade routes between America, Africa, and Europe that led to the spread of goods and ideas, but also led to the growth and expansion of the Slave Trade
The Middle Passage- what was it?
The route across the Atlantic Ocean where African slaves were transported. Horrible conditions and overcrowded ships led to the deaths of many slaves to the journey through the middle passage.
The French and Indian war- Causes & Effects
Causes:
- Dispute over the Ohio River Valley
- Expansion
- Seize valuable resources
Effects:
- England enacted many laws and taxes to make up for the debt accumulated during the war
Who fought in the French & Indian War?
British and French
Where was it fought?
Ohio River Valley
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do and the effects?
The colonies could not expand west of the Appalachian Mountains after French & Indian war.
- Increased tension as colonists moved west anyway
(toba`cco farmers were upset because they wanted more land to grow their crops)
What did the ‘Navigation Acts’ do and the effects?
- Regulate colonial economy
- Colonial goods can only be traded and sent to Britian
- Led to smuggling
What did the ‘Tea Act’ do and the effects?
-Lowers the cost of British Tea, hurting colonial merchants (British East India Company)
-Boston Tea Party
What did the ‘Intolerable Acts’ do and the effects?
- Reaction to the Boston Tea Party.
-Passed acts like the Coercive Acts and Quartering Act. - The first continental congress was formed (the colonies united to boycott British Goods)
What did the ‘Townshend Acts’ do and the effects?
- tax on goods imported to the colonies (Glass, lead, etc.)
-Boycotts, protests, and petitions
What did the ‘Stamp Act’ do and the effects?
- tax on all printed materials and documents
- Boycotts and attacks on tax collectors
