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Life in Colonial America

Life in Colonial America. What is mercantilism?. Economic theory that says a nation must increase trade to become more powerful. A country has the right to use its colonies to get rich. . Mercantilism.

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Life in Colonial America

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  1. Life in Colonial America

  2. What is mercantilism? • Economic theory that says a nation must increase trade to become more powerful. • A country has the right to use its colonies to get rich.

  3. Mercantilism • Britain saw the colonies as just a way to make money. It used this theory to control all trade with the 13 colonies to its benefit. • To make as much money as possible, England passed a series of laws called the Navigation Acts.

  4. What were the Navigation Acts? EXAMPLE WHAT THEY WERE EXAMPLE EFFECT

  5. The Great Awakening The Great Awakening was a religious revival that swept through the colonies in the early 1700’s.

  6. Effects of the Great Awakening EFFECTS CAUSE

  7. Colonial Life • Colonial life was hard for everyone. • Mothers worked at home and had no modern conveniences. They churned butter, spun yarn, baked bread, and washed clothes by hand. • Girls stayed home and helped their mothers.

  8. Apprentices • Many boys became indentured servants or apprentices. • An apprentice worked for free for someone until he turned 18. • This was how Ben Franklin learned his job.

  9. Farm Life

  10. Town Life

  11. Colonial Clothing

  12. 1. The Navigation Acts are an example of: • free trade laws • Mercantilism • the Enlightenment • the Great Awakening 20 of 20

  13. 2. According to the theory of mercantilism, Britain should: • control trade from the colonies • leave the colonies alone • declare religious freedom • give the colonies their independence 0 of 20

  14. 3. What did England think its colonies were? • an economic drain • a land of savages • an economic resource • a place to put criminals 0 of 20

  15. 4. What theory holds that a nation's power depended on expanding its trade? • Mercantilism • Trade • gold reserve • expansion 0 of 20

  16. 5. The religious revival that swept through the colonies was called the • Enlightenment • Great Migration • Great Awakening • Catholic Revolution. 0 of 20

  17. 6. Which of the choices below completes the Effects side of the Great Awakening chart? • Slavery is justified throughout the colonies. • Persecution of religious minorities begins in the colonies. • Belief grows that all people are equal before God. • Colonists place more faith in English authority. 0 of 20

  18. 7. When England’s King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta, it established the principle of _____ the power of government. • Expanding • Accepting • Legitimizing • limiting 0 of 20

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