Domain 1 US History

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What is mercantilism?

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A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

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Based on the political cartoon, how does mercantilism benefit the mother country?

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The colonies provide everything to the mother country.

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What was the most accurate description of the conditions on the slave ship?

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filthy and disease infested

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What do the following describe?
- sea voyage of a month or more
- between Africa and the Americas
- approximately 12 million people made the journey
- a death rate of approximately 25% during the journey

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The Middle Passage

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The economy of the Southern colonies was based primarily on what industry?

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Agriculture

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What is the term for when someone agreed to work for a certain number of years in order to receive food, shelter, and freedom dues at the end of their term?

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Indentured servitude

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In Southern colonial government, the representatives of the people were called?

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House of Burgesses

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A religious movement in the colonies that led to more people going to new types of churches:

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The Great Awakening

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Very DIVERSE and TOLERANT colonies: New England Colonies, Southern Colonies, Spanish territory

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Mid-Atlantic or Middle Colonies

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What jobs did the people of the New England Colonies have? Options: Teacher, preacher, farmer, Fisherman, whaler, shipbuilder, lumberjack

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Fisherman, whaler, shipbuilder, lumberjack