Lesson 1 Colonial America

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How did mercantilists encourage the development of colonies?

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Mercantilists encouraged the development of colonies to secure resources and markets, enhancing national wealth and power.

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What was a primary goal of mercantilist policies?

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To accumulate gold and silver by maintaining a favorable balance of trade.

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Which of the following was a common feature of mercantilist economies?

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High tariffs on imported goods.

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How did mercantilism affect the relationship between European powers and their colonies?

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It created a dependency of colonies on the mother country for manufactured goods.

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What is the important consequence of the British policy of "Salutary Neglect"?

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It fostered a sense of independence in the American colonies.

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·  Trade was operated through private ownership by merchants and ship owners
·  Export more goods than your country imports to create a favorable balance of trade
·  Colonies can only trade with their mother country
·  Build colonies to supply raw materials or resources, and to provide markets to sell goods
·  Place tariffs on goods imported from other countries

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Mercantilism

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What colonies are in the Southern colony region?

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Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

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Names of the three colony regions?

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New England, Middle, Southern

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Why is Olaudah Equiano important to history?

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Olaudah Equiano is important to history for his role in the abolition of slavery and his influential autobiography.

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What is the Middle Passage?

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European slave trade with the Americas