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Colonial Period
Regents Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Triangular Trade | led directly to the increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere (colonies) |
| British Mercantilism | Economic policy used by the British in which the American Colonies served as a source of raw materials and a market to sell good |
| Salutary Neglect | Period of time when the British ignored the colonies because they only wanted to benefit from the economic prosperity of the colonies |
| French and Indian War | Caused by disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British |
| Virginia House of Burgesses/ Mayflower Compact/ Town Hall Meetings | Early colonial efforts in self government. They all contributed to the development of representative democracy |
| Albany Plan of Union (1754) | Early attempt to unify American colonies but under British rule. Many colonies objected to it because colonial assemblies didn't want to give up individual power |
| How did British Mercantilism affect the colonies? | British buy raw materials from the colonies and then sell them finished goods. Limited manufacturing in America and colonies trade with other nations. One reason for American Revolution. |
| How did the French and Indian War affect colonies? | Ended Salutary Neglect because British need to tax colonies to pay for war. (Increase taxes led to Revolutionary War) |
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