Unit 1, Colonial Regions

It encouraged colonists to create their own currency.

It provided labor for plantations producing raw materials for the mother country.

It led to the decline of trade between Europe and its colonies.

It allowed enslaved Africans to gain wealth and property in the colonies.

They produced finished goods to sell back to Europe.

They provided raw materials and markets for European goods.

They encouraged free trade with other European nations.

They were independent and controlled their own economies.

It showed England that colonies could survive without any support from the mother country.

It discouraged England from ever attempting colonization again.

It taught England the importance of better planning, supply lines, and leadership for future colonies.

It proved that Native American alliances were unnecessary for survival.