WorksheetsMercantilism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why did mercantilism cause tension between colonies and England?
England stole all the raw materials from the colonies
France and England fought over the Ohio River Valley
Britain's debt after the French and Indian War caused Parliament to tax the colonies
colonies could not trade with other countries other than England
What ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain all of the land east of the Mississippi River?
Treaty of Velasco
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris 1783
What caused the French and Indian War to erupt?
France and England fought over the raw materials of the American colonies
France and England fought over the Ohio River Valley and its natural resources
France treated the Native Americans better than England did
England told the American colonists to serve in their army
What was an effect of the French and Indian War?
Britain had enormous debt after the war, so Parliament taxed the colonists
colonies leave England
France took over the 13 Colonies
Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British land after the Treaty of Paris 1763?
Mississippi River
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Appalachian Mountains
In mercantilism, what is the colonies job to do?
export manufactured goods for the Mother Country
trade with the other colonies
export raw materials for the Mother Country
import manufactured goods for the Mother Country
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.
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
IMPORTS to the colonies from ENGLAND included
Manufactured goods/Finished products
Slaves
Gold
Sugar Cane
