Ch. 3.4 - Life in the English Colonies

King James II united the northern colonies under one government, because he believed the colonies were too independent.

• English Bill of Rights

• Dominion of New England

• Triangular Trade

An act signed in 1689 that reduced the power of the king and shifted power to Parliament.

• The Zenger Case

• Dominion of New England

• The English Bill of Rights

A court case that confirmed the rights of journalists to criticize the government as long as the statements are true.

• English Bill of Rights

• The Zenger Case

• The Treaty of Paris

Parliament passed these trade laws between 1650 and 1696 that required the English colonies to trade items like sugar only with Great Britain.

• Mercantilism

• English Bill of Rights

• Navigation Acts

A system in which slaves, manufactured goods, crops, and sugar were exchanged between the Americas, Britain, and Africa

• Mercantilism

• The Navigation Acts

• Triangular Trade

The part of the Triangular Trade that included a deadly voyage millions of enslaved people were forced to take from west Africa to North America.

• Middle Passage

• Mercantilism

• Navigation Acts

A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s-1740s that lead to revivals and the spread of religious beliefs.

• Enlightenment

• The Great Awakening

• English Bill of Rights

A movement in the 1700s that spread the idea that logic, science, and reason can improve the world.

• The Great Awakening

• The French and Indian War

• Enlightenment

Also known as The Seven Years' War - fought between Great Britain and France caused by tensions and disputes over land. Britain won, but went heavily into debt.

• French and Indian War

• The English Civil War

• The American Revolutionary War

This ended the French and Indian War, giving all of France's land East of Mississippi to Great Britain.

• Treaty of Paris

• Navigation Acts

• English Bill of Rights