FAC #1 Exploration & Colonization

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

• By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
• By requiring colonists to enlist in the military
• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

Mercantilism:

• a system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade
• a series of laws to support limiting colonial trade
• an unofficial policy of ignoring laws

Navigation Acts:

• a system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade
• a series of laws to support limiting colonial trade
• an unofficial policy of ignoring laws

Salutary Neglect:

• a system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade
• a series of laws to support limiting colonial trade
• an unofficial British policy of ignoring and not enforcing laws

What goods were sent from the Americas to Europe through the Triangle Trade

• raw materials
• guns
• textiles
• tools

Which country's explorers had the best relationship with the indigenous people of the Americas?

• Spain
• France
• England

How did the passage of the English Bill of Rights affect the colonies?

• It united the northern colonies under one government called the Dominion of New England.
• It limited the ability of the colonies to decide their own issues since it gave more power to the king.
• It led to the idea of elected officials in the colonies
• It restricted the economic freedom of the colonies by limiting colonial trade and reducing their ability to make a profit.