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History exam
exam 3 not major
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an economic system in which nations seek to increase their power by obtaining large amounts of of gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade | Mercantilism |
| the legislative body of England | Parliament |
| a series of laws enacted by parliament, beginning in 1651 to tighten | Navigation Acts |
| a veteran military officer from an aristocratic English family | Sir Edmund Andros |
| one grown primarily for sale rather than the farmers own use | cash crop |
| people who were considered property of others | slave |
| 3 way trading process, rum and other goods from new England to Africa slaves from Africa to the west indies; sugar and molasses from W.I. to new England | triangular trade |
| the voyage from Africa to the west indies | middle passage |
| Intellectual movement that started in Europe | enlightenment |
| Philadelphia inventor, writer, and political leader | Benjamin Franklin |
| Forceful preacher in the Great Awakening | Jonathan Edwards |
| Religious revival movement in the colonies | Great awakening |
| 13. What was more diverse in the North than the South? | economies |
| Which City Became the largest port in the British Empire? | Philadelphia |
| With cities becoming overcrowded and clean water difficult to get what spread rapidly? | diseases |
| Under the Navigation Acts no country could trade with colonies unless what | the goods were shipped in English ships |
| Could the colonies export every product to any country? | no |
| What does habeas Corpus mean | citizens can not be held unless proof of crime |
| Two of England’s most important documents that influenced American governments? | Magna Carta and English Charter |
| Fertile soil in the South allowed for families to grow what? | cash crop |
| In the south towns grew instead of plantations. | false |
| What made it possible for farmers to send their crops directly to sea instead of using port cities? | rivers |
| Who controlled much of the South’s economy? | planters |
| Name three types of industry in the North. | fishing, lumbering, and ship building |
| Many immigrants from Europe settled where? | New England |