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Taxation to Tyranny
Mr. Stickler's 8th Grade Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nickname that implied they were clever and hardworking. | Yankees. (pg. 121.) |
| Navigation Acts | Passed by English Parliament. Regulated trade between England & its colonies. The purpose of these laws was to ensure that only England benefited from Colonial trade. (pg. 121) |
| What was the name of a trade route that went from West Africa to the West Indies and the New England Colonies? | Triangular Trade route. (Pg. 122) |
| What is a "legislature"? | "A group of people who have the power to make laws." The House of Representatives and the Senate are modern examples. (Pg. 122) |
| Who made up the "upper" house in most Colonies? | Advisers appointed by the governor. (Pg. 122) |
| Who made up the "lower" house? | People elected by other Colonists. It approved laws, protect citizen's rights, & approve taxes the governor asked for. (Pg. 122) |
| Who could vote in the Colonies by 1720? | White Christian men over the age of 21 who owned property. Some Colonies allowed only Protestants or members of a particular church could vote. (Pg. 122) |
| What did the Magna Carta do? | Limited the power of the monarchy. Now, kings/ queens had to ask Parliament before passing new taxes. (Pg. 90.) |
| What is a "bill of rights"? | A written list of freedoms the government promises to protect. (Pg. 123.) |
| What did the English Bill of Rights protect specifically? | Protected the rights of individuals; gave anyone accused of a crime the right to a trial by jury; & that a ruler could not raise taxes or armies without Parliament's approval. (Pg. 123) |
| Which of the following groups had more rights in the Colonies: unmarried or widowed women or married women? | Unmarried women & widows had more rights. (Pg. 123) |
| Name 3 goods New England shipped to West Africa. | 1. Rum; 2. Guns; 3. cloth; (tools, gunpowder, too). (Pg. 122) |
| Name 2 goods the West Indies sent to New England. Why did New England want these? | Sugar & molasses. Colonists used these to make rum. (Pg. 121) |
| What was the condition of Native American rights in the 1720's? | "Native Americans had almost no rights." (Pg. 123) |
| What was the order of social classes in the Colonies? | 1. Gentry (wealthy planters); 2. Middle class (land owners & skilled craftsworkers); 3. Indentured servants, "hired hands", & slaves (indentured servants = people who signed 4-7 yr. contracts to people who'd pay their way to settle in the Colonies. |
| What kind of work did women in the Colonies do (compared to men)? | The same work that men did: carry a gun and hunt, took care of their family. (Pg. 127) |
| What was the Great Awakening? Who helped "set it off"? | The Great Awakening was a set of sermons given in all Colonies. Johnathan Edwards is one preacher who helped start it off. (Pg. 127 & 128). |
| In 1642, the New England Colonies instituted changes to education. Who had to go to school at this point? | "Towns with 50 or more families had to hire a schoolteacher." (Pg. 128) |
| What is a "market economy"? | A market economy is, "An economic system in which resources are allocated by decisions of individuals & businesses". (Notes/ "Aero Plane Challenge" lab.) |
| In the "mercantilism & trade" simulation; what kind of economic system was modeled during the 1st two rounds? As the simulation went on, who ended up controlling more wealth? | A market economy. The King/ Queen ended up controlling more wealth. Colonists had to give away resources in taxes, so the monarch controlled most of the wealth. (Simulation/ notes.) |
| What were the 3 countries competing for North American Colonies in the mid-1700's? | 1. France; 2. Spain; 3. the Netherlands. (Pg. 140.) |
| Why were the British "worried about" the French in the 1700's? | Because they had lands closer to the British Colonies than the other 2. (Pgs. 140 - 141). |
| What two Native American tribes did the French have especially good relationships with? | The Hurons & the Algonquins. (Pg. 141.) |
| Why were Native Americans upset with British settlers? | Because they were farmers who ended up clearing the land and planting crops on Indian land. (Pg. 141.) |
| Which two Native American tribes played the French & British against each other during the French & Indian War? | The Mohawk & Blackfoot. (Class notes.) |
| Who benefitted most from the Navigation Acts? | Colonial cotton & cloth workers. |
| Why might we say that the Albany Plan of Union was a Colonial failure? | Because the 13 Colonies proposed something but were unable to come together to pass it. (Ch. 5, Sec. 1) |
| What was the Enlightenment? | "A movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to explain natural laws." |
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