WorksheetsMercantilism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is mercantilism?
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
Wars that start over money.
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
True or False? Great Britain wanted to create wealth by importing more goods than it exported.
True
False
Which term means a good to sold another country?
Import
Export
EXPORTS of the 13 colonies included:
Manufactured goods
Raw Materials
Slaves
Gold
The impact of mercantilism was that
The rate of slavery in the Americas went down
Trade was limited in the Atlantic
The Colony grew wealthy
The Mother Country grew wealthy
Raw materials are used to make the things we make ourselves or buy in stores. Those things are:___________.
raw materials
manufactured goods
natural resources
from the earth
Mercantilism is when
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'
Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony
When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens
When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits
IMPORTS to the colonies from ENGLAND included
Manufactured goods/Finished products
Slaves
Gold
Sugar Cane
What did the British IMPORT from the colonies?
Raw materials
Finished Goods
Gold
Slaves
Mercantilism benefited the 13 colonies, but limited trade for the English.
True
False
What does Mr. Erenberg say after you tell him your name (after he asked you for the umpteenth time)?
That's a nice name.
I just wanted to see if YOU knew.
Wait, don't tell me. I just remembered!
Why are you telling me your name??
