Chapter 3, Section 1 An Empire and Its Colonies

What’s so good about the Colonies? 1. Supplied _____ _______ 2. Bought large amount of ______ ______

Problems at Home The English Civil War _________vs. _________

Mercantilism

Trade Restrictions _________ Act –Colonies could sell certain items only to ____ Sugar, tobacco, cotton –Other items had to be sold through England Charged a _______ –Must use _______ ships for their trade

Colonial Relations in the 1700s Origins of ______ _________ –3 types of colonies: ___,___,___ –Overtime, most were turned ________ –Government structure: King appointed ________ Colonial Assembly: _____ House (appointed by ____) and ______House (______ in) Voters: White, landowning _______

_______ Neglect Why did the Colonies have the freedom of self-government? Strong local ______, weak ______ gov’t Difficult to _______ control because of resources and distance Many colonists were proud to be _______ Served British _______

Colonial Economics Southern Colonies –Staple Crops VA, DE and MD: ________ –88.3 mil lbs a year by 1700 SC and GA: ______ –83.8 mil lbs a year by 1770 –Difficult Crops Lots of ______

The Middle Colonies –________ led to great economies Farming: Grains (wheat, barley, rye) Commerce: –________ and New York exploded with trade and population –The _______ colonies became a _______ of all types of Europeans

New England: –Small farms and towns with long distant trade –“Carrying Trade” Led to basing their economy on Triangular trade Europe: West Indies: New England: Africa: