Explain the Development of Mercantilism and the Trans-Atlantic Trade

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SSUSH1 Compare and contrast the development of English settlement and colonization during the 17th Century.

Explain the development of mercantilism and the trans-Atlantic trade.

1. What is mercantilism? What are the benefits of mercantilism? Who benefits of mercantilism? What is the negative impact of mercantilism?
2. How did trans-Atlantic trade develop? What raw materials were shipped from North America to Europe? What about Europe to America?
3. What were the Navigation Acts?

Explain Virginia’s development and the other Southern colonies

1. When was the colony of Jamestown founded? Why was it founded? What group founded it?
2. What were some problems the settlers of Jamestown faced? How did these problems affect the settlers?
3. How did tobacco cultivation “save” the colony of Jamestown?
4. Who was Chief Powhatan? Describe the relationship between the colonists and Powhatan? And how did it change over time?
5. What is the House of Burgesses? Why is the House of Burgesses significant?
6. What was Bacon’s Rebellion? Who was involved? Why did he start a rebellion? What did the government of Virginia do to end the rebellion? What is the significance of Bacon’s Rebellion?
7. How was Maryland different than the other colonies?
8. What city in the Carolinas was a major port for the southern colonies?

Describe the settlement of New England

1. What religious groups settled in New England? Where did they settle? What were their reasons for settlement?
2. What was the “City on a Hill” and who was their leader?
3. Who founded Rhode Island and why?
4. What was King Phillip’s War? Where did it occur? Why is King Phillip’s war significant?
5. How did town meetings and legislatures develop in New England? Who could participate?
6. What were the Salem Witch Trials? What role did religion play in the Salem Witch Trials?

Explain the development of the mid-Atlantic Colonies

1. Who settled Pennsylvania? Why?
2. How did the settlers of Pennsylvania treat Native Indians?
3. What country settled in New York first? How did New Amsterdam become New York?
4. What other colonies are included in the mid-Atlantic colonies?
5. Why were the Middle Colonies more diverse than either the Southern or New England colonies?

SSUSH2: Describe the early English colonial society and investigate the development of its governance

Describe the Middle Passage, growth of the African population and African-American culture.

1. Describe conditions on ships for enslaved Africans being shipped to North America.
2. How did labor practices change from early settlement in the 1600s to later colonies in the 1700s?
3. How did slavery in the New England and Middle colonies differ from slavery in the Southern colonies?
4. Give two examples of African-American culture in the colonies.

Explain the significance of the Great Awakening.

1. What is the Great Awakening? How did it impact democracy and society in America?
2. Compare and contrast the Great Awakening with the Enlightenment? How did these movements impact the colonies leading up to the American Revolution?