US HISTORY

Did colonists have a right be angry at the Navigation Acts that were first passed in 1660? Explain.

The Navigation Acts that were first passed in 1660 was a series of British Laws that regulated colonial trade, stating that goods are only shipped through English and colonial ships. This included valuable commodities such as tobacco and sugar. This led to frustration for the colonists because they could not receive fair trade/pay for their valuable goods that they had to give to England. So yes, colonists did have the right to be angry because they had to give their valuable products away to England for a low income, while England could sell those products for an overwhelming price because they would be the only place to sell this commodity. 

9 Multiple Choice (20 points)

1. Economic life in the middle colonies benefited from

Economic life in the middle colonies benefited from rural farm areas and livestock (lumber and grain production). Small towns and cities

2. Indentured servants - Men and women that signed a contract to work as a slave for a number of years, who will then be granted freedom by the end of the contract.

3. Mercantilism - An Economic theory about the world economy

4. What did the Protestant Reformation lead to? The Protestant Reformation lead to the creation of multiple religions. 

5. Virginia's Cash Crop (Tobacco) Valuable commodity that was only allowed to be shipped to England, so they could sell for an overwhelming price

6. The Dutch East India Company hired Henry Hudson to locate a passage to Asia through North America. Hudson's search led him to present day…Canada

7. What led Europeans to begin exploration? Europeans began exploring because rulers taxed their kingdoms and trade. Henry was desperate to find a water route to Asia

8. Who were the Comanche?  The Comanche were a group of Native Americans who were given strength by God through horses. The comanche had great strength with horses that they took from the Europeans, and it became easier to hunt and gather food for their people. 

9. How did Native American cultures adapt their way of life to the geographic and climatic conditions of the regions they settled into? After the arrival of the Europeans, life changed for the people who lived on the Great Plains because they were unified. Before Europeans, they were very distinct and diverse, there were multiple tribes that could speak their own languages and maintain their own ways of life.