September 13

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salutary neglect

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England allowed its colonies a large degree of self-rule (the colonists could rule themselves)

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Colonies

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13 different areas called colonies were set up. Each colony had its own government and was set up for its own reason (examples: for religious freedom or as a place for convicts). Some were big, others small; they often developed very differently.

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Mercantilism

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England tried to get rich (accumulate gold and silver) by controlling trade (by trade laws called Navigation Acts) with the colonies.
- Britain would get natural resources from America.
- Britain would sell manufactured goods to the colonists.

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Triangular Trade

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The pattern of trade that connected England, the American colonies and West Africa (manufactured goods from Britain, slaves from Africa, raw materials such as sugar, lumber, and tobacco from America).

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cash crops

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Crops that were always in demand and were grown for sale.

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Regional differences between colonies

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New England colonies was cold and they farmed wheat, animals and fished. Main city was Boston.
Middle colonies did some farming, but had major seaports like New York and Philladelphia.
Southern colonies had warm weather so they could do much more farming. They had many slaves to do the farming

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The Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment was the period when new ideas, especially about better government, spread. The idea that man had natural rights

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Great Awakening

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Great Awakening was a religious movement in the mid 1700s. People began to to question authority, and also led to a rise in democratic belief in the colonies