The Colonies Come of Age

Question 1

led Virginia troops in first battle of the French and Indian War

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George Washington

Question 2

An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies

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salutary neglect

Question 3

The "middle passage" refers to the part of the transatlantic trade network that carried

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Africans from Africa to the West Indies and North America

Question 4

As a result of England's policy of "salutary neglect," the colonies develped

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a desire for self government

Question 5

According to the theory of mercantilism, a country has a favorable balance of trade when

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the value of exports is greater than the value of imports

Question 6

a pattern of shipping trade across the Atlantic Ocean

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Triangular Trade

Question 7

the voyage that brought slaves to Amerca

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Middle Passage

Question 8

Governor appointed by the King of England to govern over the Dominion of England

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Sir Edmond Andros

Question 9

With the Proclamation of 1763, the British government attempted to

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stop settlement west of the Appalachians

Question 10

Intellectual movement that started in Europe

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Enlightenment

Question 11

During the French and Indian War, Native Americans fought on the side of

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both the British and the French

Question 12

Theory that countries should acquire gold and focus on exporting goods and owning colonies

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mercantilism

Question 13

law passed by Parliament to try to raise money to pay for wars

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Sugar Act

Question 14

The lawmaking body of England

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Parliament

Question 15

religious revival movement in the colonies

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Great Awakening

Question 16

War that gave the British control of North America

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French and Indian War

Question 17

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to

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restrict colonial trade

Question 18

the overthrow of James II

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Glorious Revolution

Question 19

Person who is considered the property of another

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slave

Question 20

A crop grown for sale rather than for the farmer's use

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cash crop

Question 21

Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade

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Navigation Acts

Question 22

French colony in North America

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New France

Question 23

a 1739 slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina

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Stono Rebellion

Question 24

The number of enslaved Africans in the South increased dramatically due to a decline in

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the availability of indentured servants from Europe

Question 25

a huge colony formed by the King of England, including land from southern Maine to New Jersey

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Dominion of England

The Colonies Come of Age

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The Colonies Come of Age

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