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Chapter 3
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09/05/2012

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What was the enlightenment?
Definition
movement which began in Europe - knowledge, reason, science could improve society
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What makes a Nation powerful?
Definition
having power and wealth (gold)
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What 2 seaports became the largest cities in the colonies?
Definition
New York City & Philadelphia
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BackcountrY
Definition
near the Appalachian Mountains
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How did young Colonial men learn a trade?
Definition

they were apprentices to craft workers

 

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Who established the charter colonies?
Definition
Connecticut and Rhode Island settlers
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Diversity
Definition
Cultural Veriety
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Pontiac
Definition
he united Native Americans
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Which laws directed the flow of goods between England & the colonies?
Definition
Navigation Acts
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Militia
Definition
the Army; a group of Civilians trained to fight in emergencies
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Middle Passage
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The most inhuman aspect of the triangular trade was the ________.
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What did French missionaries do?
Definition
traveled through the colonies trying to convert Native Americans to the Catholic faith
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What was a royal colonie?
Definition
some colonies ruled by Bririan
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after the treaty was signed in 1763, the continent was divided between which 2 countries?

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Britain & spain
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Export
Definition
to sell goods to other countries or places
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Slaves
Definition
came from West Africa and was traded to the West Indies
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Navigatoin laws
Definition

1. 13 colonies had to trade mainly with England- buying her manufactured goods- selling her raw goods

2. used English ships

3. no competing manufactures

4. required tax- stops in England

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Who was the mother Country?
Definition
England
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Who was the manufacturer?
Definition
England
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Which state passed the first education law?
Definition
Massachusetts
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How did colonial economics work?
Definition
colonies explored raw goods to England -> England manufactured them and -> sent them back to the 13 colonies (North America)
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Iroquois Confederacy
Definition
powerful group of native Americans
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overseers
Definition
the plantation bosses who kept the enslaved African working were called ______.
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Immegrate
Definition
Move to another Country.
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Propietary Colony
Definition
Colonies ruled by individuals or groups to whom Britain had given land.
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Did the early Colonist and Native Americans get along?
Definition
At first they did and Native Americans helped them grow food.

The Colonists then began to take over Native American land and wars started.
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Puritans
Definition
Protestants who wanted to reform the Anglican Church.
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What did the settlers from the Virginia Company come to North America seeking in 1607?
Definition
Gold
Fish
Furs
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Middle Passage
Definition
Shipping of enslaved Africans to the West Indies.
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Charter Colony
Definition
Colony whose settlers have been granted rights and privileges.
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Seperatists
Definition
Protestants who wanted to leave the Church of England and start their own Church.
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Mayflower
Definition
The Ship that carried Pilgrims to North America.
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Fundamental Order of Connecticut
Definition
Was a plan of government and was the first written constitution in America.
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Proprietary Colony
Definition
Which type of colony was ruled by an owner?
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The Act of Toleration
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What protected Catholics?
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Southern Colonies
Definition
What Region was controlled by the Anglican Church?
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New York City
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Name the new name given to the Dutch Settlement of New Amsterdam when taken over by the English.
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Nathaniel Bacon
Definition
"The greatest rebel ever in Virginia".
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Roanoke Island
Definition
The Colony that disappeared.
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Joint-Stock Company
Definition
What type of company sells shares of stock and shares the profits with investors?
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Constitution
Definition
A formal plan of Government.
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Burgesses
Definition
Elected Representatives to an Assembly.
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Thomas Hooker
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Who founded Hartford, Connecticut?
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Anne Hutchinson
Definition
Name the woman in Massachusetts who claimed that God spoke to her directly.
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Middle Colonies
Definition
Produced grains, oats, and wheat.
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John Rolfe
Definition
Learned to grow tobacco and married Pocahontas.
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Trade Regulations
Definition
Colonies provided controlled markets for the Mother Country (England).

England tried to control them with navigation laws.
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Salutary Neglect
Definition
England did not enforce the Navigation Laws so the Colonists saw this as________________.
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What was the Middle Passage?
Definition
The route where where they took Slaves (in a ship)to the West Indies.
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Who was involved in the Triangular Trade?
Definition
-West Indies
-13 English Colonies
-West Africa
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Triangular Trade Route
Definition
The trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the 13 English Colonies, and West Africa was called the______________________.
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What did they trade in the Triangular Trade Route?
Definition
Rum
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Slaves
Molasses(Sugar)
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Who were the only people who could vote in the Colonies?
Definition
White, Male Property Owners.
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Molasses (Sugar)
Definition
One of the commodities that came from the West Indies and was traded to the 13 English Colonies.
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Who ruled the Proprietary Colonies?
Definition
Individuals or groups to whom Britain had grand land to (Proprietors).
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Who had the First Public School?
Definition
Massachusetts
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Import
Definition
A good or service coming into a country from another country.
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Rum
Definition
One of the commodities that came from the 13 English Colonies and was traded to West Africa.
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Where was the Triangular Trade Route?
Definition
In the Atlantic Ocean.
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Middle Passage
Definition
West Africans traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Indies called the...
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Salutary Neglect (Beneficail)
Definition
Until 1763 England ignored Navigation laws- Colonists liked that.

Colonists used bribery and smuggling -developed Triangular Trade with Africa and West Indies.
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Charter Colony
Definition
Settlements given to groups granted rights and privileges by the King of England.
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Triangular Trade Map
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[image]
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What did the political cartoon say?

 

What picture did it have in it?

Definition
  • Join Ordie
  • A snake, but in different parts with the 8 Colonies
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List the 3 main products traded in the Triangular Trade
Definition
  • Rum
  • Molasses
  • Slaves
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