Chapter 4 test

Question	Answer
Define substance farming and what colony it was most common in.	Producing just enough to meet immediate needs nothing to sell -New England
What farming practice was common to New York.	Cash crop
The most profitable cash crop in South Carolina in Georgia was	Rice
How did England view its North American colonies economically?	As an economic resource
How did Benjamin Franklin exemplify the enlightenment?	He was a scientist
Define militia	A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
What was the Albany plan of Union?	Colonies against France proposal
The seven years war was a war between	France and Britain
Which native leader recognize that British settlers threaten the native Americans way of life	Pontiac
Define great awakening	Religious revival that’s swept through the colonies
Which colony was the hub of shipping in North America?	New England
Labor for the southern Rice field was provided by	Enslaved Africans
In the southern colonies, the region of small farms was in the	Backcountry
Define mercantilism	A theory that says a nations power depends on expanding trade
What plan called for one general government for all the American colonies?	Albany plan of Union
What British commander was sent to conquer the French and the Ohio valley	Edward Braddock
The treaty of Paris marked the end of power in North America for	The French
Which man changed Britain’s fortune in the war with France?	William Pitt
What was the middle passage?	Voyage for black Africans across the Atlantic oceans to the west Indies freedom to slavery
Define substance farming	Farming to produce only what is needed to eat
The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade	Middle passage
Where were most of the large southern plantations located	Tidewater
Define overseers	People hired by plantation owners to force slaves to work
Which group controlled the economic and political life of the southern colonies	Plantation owners
What were the navigation acts	Series of English laws regulating shipping from England to the colonies
What three types of colonies were in the American colonies	Royal, proprieties, and charters
the only people who could vote in the colonies were	White men with land
What is the name of the first college? Founded in North America?	Harvard
The American who best exemplified the enlightenment way of thinking was	Benjamin Franklin
The commander-in-chief of the British forces in America, who wants to drive the French out of America was	Edward braddock
What document marked at the end of France as a power in North America	Treaty of Paris
After the treaty was signed in 1763 the continent was divided between which two countries	Britain and Spain
What document called for a halt to westward expansion?	Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they	Only land west of the mountains
Region of large southern plantations	Tidewater
Laws that govern slaves	Slave codes
First college in the United States	Harvard
British commander in North America	Edward Braddock
Oversaw the war effort from London	William Pitt
Main cash crop in Georgia	Rice
Powerful group of Native Americans	Iroquois confederacy
British commander	Jeffery apneas
Halted westward expansion	British proclamation of 1763
Ottawa chief	Pontiac
Some people in New England used… from streams to run mills for grain or lumber	Water power
By the 1770s, New York City and … were the larges cities in the colonies	Philidelphia
By the mid 1700s the Iroquois had become a reluctant ally of the	British
Braddock did not take Washington’s advice on the style of marching when they set out for fort Duquesne on the site of present day	Pittsburgh
In June 1754 representatives from four colonies meeting in Albany New York adopted a plan called the	Albany plan of Union

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