Name:______ Economy and Government of the English Colonies

Name:______Economy and Government of the English Colonies

Date:______U.S. History and Government

Period:______Mrs. Smith

Directions: Read Pages 73– 83 in the Textbook.

Read pages 16-19 in the Review Book.

Answer the following questions using complete sentences and explanations.

COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS

1.) Explain the goal of Mercantilism. ______

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2.) To preserve the balance of trade, what did England have to accomplish? ______

3.) Explain each of the 4 Navigation Acts:

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4.) What were the two results of the Glorious Revolution in England?

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5.) Under the concept of ______, the English colonies were ignored by England, and began to operate without the King’s attention.

COLONIAL ECONOMIES

6.) Provide a complete list of the economic resources that were provided to England by the colonies.

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7.) Below, draw the products that were exchanged on the Triangular Trade. Be sure to make a special indication of the Middle Passage.

8.) Compare and contrast Yeoman (subsistence) farmers with Plantations.

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9.) Compare and contrast a slave with an indentured servant.

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The Mayflower Compact

In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereigne Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britaine, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc. having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill body politick, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just and equall laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete and convenient for the generall good of the Colonie unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape-Codd the 11. of November, in the year of the raigne of our sovereigne lord, King James, of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fiftie-fourth. Anno Dom. 1620.

·  John Carver

·  William Bradford

·  Edward Winslow

·  William Brewster

·  Issac Allerton

·  Myles Standish

·  John Alden

·  Samuel Fuller

·  Christopher Martin

·  William Mullins

·  William White

·  Richard Warren

·  John Howland

·  Stephen Hopkins

Directions: Refer to the above document of the Mayflower Compact, to answer the following questions.

10.) According to the Mayflower Compact, what was the purpose of the voyage?

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11.) What did the signers promise?

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12.) The Mayflower Compact has gained importance throughout history, as it is an early example of what?

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