Colonial Life

Which colonial region was settled primarily for economic reasons?

• Middle Colonies

• New England Colonies

• Southern Colonies

• MidAtlantic Colonies

Which term below is the economic system where the "mother country" harvests raw materials from the colonies in order to support the needs of the empire?

• triangular trade

• mercantilism

• free enterprise

• slave trade

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth

• a time when science ruled

• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

• a time when technology ruled

Natural Rights

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Freedom

• Rights to say what we want, when we want to.

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

• People set up governments to protect their lives and property

• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

• Nothing, people must obey the government

• The people would have a right to revolt

• The people would be returned to a state of nature

• People would be forced to enter into a social contract

Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)

• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)

• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region

1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco

2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)

• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)

• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat

• New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)

• Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)

• Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)

Economic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.

• Mercantilism

• Triangle Trade

• Navigation Acts

• Free Enterprise