Empire Relations US History ~ 11th

Imagine Grace, Avery, and Elijah are time travelers. They have just landed in the era of the North American Colonies and England. Can you guess what kind of economic relation they would observe between these two places?

• Mercantilism

• Colonization

• Navigation Acts

• Naval Protection

Imagine Abigail, Zoe, and Luna are time travelers. They land in the era of mercantilism. Can you help them understand what mercantilism is?

• The colonies create and trade, sending resources to their motherland.

• An economic theory that proposed there was a limited amount of wealth in the world.

• Consisted of acts such as the Iron Act, the Wool Act, the Molasses Act.

• The House of Burgesses were free to act and govern themselves at the local level.

Noah, Ava, and Charlotte are discussing the Navigational Acts in their history class. Can you help them understand what the Navigational Acts are?

• The Navigational Acts were a series of laws passed by the Spanish Parliament to regulate colonial trade.

• The Navigational Acts were a series of laws passed by the American Parliament to regulate colonial trade.

• The Navigational Acts were a series of laws passed by the French Parliament to regulate colonial trade.

• The Navigational Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament to regulate colonial trade.

Grace, Avery, and Evelyn are learning about the Navigational Acts in their history class. Can you help them identify three main rules of these acts?

• All resources must be sent to England first.

• All manufactured goods must come from England.

• All resources with a high tax rate must be boycotted.

• All colonial trade must be made in English or colonial ships.

• All local governments must control the tax revenue.

Imagine you're in a time machine with David, Arjun, and Isla, and you've just landed in the era of the English colonists. You discover that the Navigation Acts brought certain benefits to these colonists. Can you identify three of these benefits?

• They had the ability to construct their own ships

• They were granted the right to export goods

• They received naval protection

• They hosted the Boston Tea Party

• They were allowed to boycott

Imagine Kai, Mason, and Maya are time-traveling back to the era of the Navigation Acts. What do they think was the most significant benefit from these Acts?

• Some exports were allowed

• There was lax enforcement

• It led to American growth

Answer explanation

Lax Enforcement –perhaps most important. The English chose not to strictly enforce the rules
because everyone was benefitting and therefore there was little need to “rock the boat”

Imagine David, Aria, and Isla are part of the lower government (Houses of Assembly). What powers do they have? Choose 4!

• Power to tax

• Power to spend tax revenue

• Power to control elections

• Power to succeed

• Power over Royal Officials' salaries

Anika, Noah, and Ava are playing a game of 'Colonial Times'. They are pretending to be the British Colonies. Why do they feel threatened in their game?

• They, as colonies, wanted to end trade with the motherland in their game.

• They, as colonies, wanted to keep all the profit in their game.

• They, as colonies, saw powers as their rights in their game.

Hey Samuel, Mason, and Liam! Can you guys help me figure out something? I'm trying to remember the Wars of Empire. Can you list them out for me?

• Is it the French and Indian War? (1754-1763)

• Or maybe it's King William's War? (1689-1697)

• Could it be King George's War? (1702-1713)

• What about Queen Anne's War? (1740-1748)

• Or is it Shay's Rebellion? (1786-1787)

Avery, Emma, and Samuel are time travelers. They land in the middle of the French and Indian War. Can you tell what this war was about?

• War between France and India

• Conflict between the French and Spanish in North America

• Battle between the French and Native American tribes

• Conflict between the French and British in North America

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