Social studies 1st one

The very first unit that we learned

What is mercantilism?

in order to build economic strength a nation must export more than it imports.

Explain, how did Britain negatively imposed mercantilism on the American colonies?

Britain extracted resources and only invested a fraction of the profits back into the colonies.Simultaneously, they imposed one-sided laws to subjugate their colonists.

Push factors from Europe?

Poverty, overcrowding, and religious conflict.

Pull factors to America?

Hopes for riches, space, and religious freedom.

When was Jamestown founded?

1607

Which company owned the character for Jamestown?

Virginia Company

Why is Jamestown important?

It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americans.

What cash crop did the settlers grow?

Tobacco

Why would Headright System be a problem for Indians?

It enticed more people to come, settle, and own land. Settlers drastically changed the environment and removed the Indians from their land.

Slaves were traded where?

In the middle passage

What did the Thirteen Colonies trade with other countries?

Raw goods, Rum, and Livestock and grain

What did europe trade with America?

manufactured goods

What did west africa trade with America?

Slaves

What economy was the New England colonies based on?

Lumber, Ship building, Fur, Fishing/whaling, manufacturing, Trade

Why did the majority of settlers of New England colonies come?

Natural harbors and rivers helped move people, food, and goods for trade. Also religious freedom.

What economy was the Middle colonies based on?

Farming of edible crops and raising livestock.

Why did the majority of the settlers come to the middles colonies?

Fertile Soil for abundant farms (corn, wheat, livestock) and religious freedom

What economy was based on in the Southern colonies?

Cash crops (tobacco, cotton, and rice) free slave labor

Why did the majority of the settlers come to the Southern colonies?

For financial gain planting cash crops on large plantations. Fertile soil and long growing seasons.

What does cash crops mean?

a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

American colonies 3 main cash crops?

Cotton, tobacco, and sugar

The demand for ____ labor increased when the demand for cash crops increased.

slave

Enslaved people shared their cultures: foods like

okra, watermelon, yams, seasoned rice, grits

Enslaved people shared their cultures: music like

Cumbia

Enslaved people shared their cultures: language like

Gullah

Enslaved people shared their cultures: architecture like

Shotgun houses

The great awakening emphasized

a personal relationship with God

The Enlightenment emphasized

Reason and science

Great Awakening preachers

George Whitefield & Johnathan Edwards

The enlightenment and the great awakening influenced american colonists split from Britain because it made them question _____.

authority