Social Studies- Colonial Economic and Social Life 7th

triangular trade

trade between europe, africa, and americas, involving goods and slaves; aka columbian exchange

middle passage

the long bot ride with terrible conditions slaves were forced to embark on from Africa to the Americas

groups against slavery

puritans quakers Mennonites; majority, especially in the south, accepted slavery as a nessecity.

2 principles of English government

1. protected rights- magna Carta, 1215 established rights that even monarchy could not ignore. (English bill of rights- 1619ruler can’t suspend parliament, impose taxes, or raise an army,without parliaments consent.)

2. representative legislature- where individuals choose delegates to make laws

3 types of colonies

1. proprietary (business)- run by owners who made their own rules

2. Charters-run by charter given by English monarchy

3. Royal- under direct control of british- had protected rights and representation

upper and lower houses of government

1. uppper house- governor and council appointed by monarchy

2. lower house- delegates elected by colonists

mercantilism

economic system where u sought to sell more exports than pay for imports in order to amass gold and silver ( sell more than u buy)

navigation acts

forced colonies to sell raw goods to england because of the debts that england had from war with France

great awakening

religious revival (rebirth) to old ideas- focused on personal faith- had no big effect on catholicism mostly protestants

enlightenmnent

knowledege, reason, and science as a way to explain the world - empirical - learn from experiences, philosophy- how to be a good person

albany plan

plan to write colonies as one by Benjamin franklin- voted down by colonists

french and Indian war background (7 years war)

france and england fight over territory in north America,england tried to move west into french territory, starts at fort nessecity (led by George washington), french and natives attacked and took over the fort

natives role in 7 years war

the natives sided with the french due to their good relationships, england convinced iriquois confederacy to stay out of the war,french took early lead

william Pitt and British victory

william Pitt becomes prime minister of England and changes military tactics but also spent lots of money on resources, england goes into debt causing taxes to raise eventually causing the revolution

land distribution after war

treaty of paris- France had to give most of the land in canada and america to england also got Florida from Spain, spain got Louisiana, natives lost french allies in America so they no longer got money for land

proclamation of 1763

stop colonists from going west of appalachians to create peace with natives, upset colonists who wanted to expand

ramifications of the french and indian war on england and the colonies

british troops staying in colonies upset colonists, debt from the war caused england to raise taxes on colonists which also angered them, colonies led to tension between the colonies and and england