Colonial Economics and Religious Revival

What was the main idea behind the theory of mercantilism?

• A nation's power is in its military strength.

• A nation's power is in its wealth.

• A nation's power is in its population size.

• A nation's power is in its cultural influence.

What did England want from their colonies according to the theory of mercantilism?

• Finished goods

• Cheap raw materials

• Military support

• Cultural exchange

What were the Navigation Acts?

• Laws that allowed free trade between colonies and other countries.

• A series of laws that restricted colonial trade to England.

• A set of guidelines for building ships.

• A treaty between England and France.

What was the main focus of the First Great Awakening?

• Political reform

• Religious revival

• Economic development

• Scientific discovery

Which Enlightenment ideal is associated with John Locke?

• The divine right of kings

• Natural rights of life, liberty, and property

• The importance of military power

• The necessity of censorship

Who was Jonathan Edwards?

• A famous English king

• A minister during the First Great Awakening

• An Enlightenment philosopher

• A colonial governor

What was the title of Jonathan Edwards' famous sermon?

• "The Rights of Man"

• "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

• "The Wealth of Nations"

• "The Social Contract"

What belief did Jonathan Edwards hold about people's relationship with God?

• Only the wealthy could have a relationship with God.

• All people had equal opportunity to have a relationship with God.

• Only men could have a relationship with God.

• Only clergy could interpret God's will.

“In 1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. [George] Whitefield, who had made himself remarkable there as an itinerant preacher. He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches; but the clergy, taking a dislike to him, soon refused him their pulpits, and he was obliged to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all sects and denominations that attended his sermons were enormous. . . . It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk thro’ the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street.” 
- Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
2. Whitefield’s open-air preaching contributed most directly to which of the following trends?

• The growth of the ideology of republican motherhood
• Greater independence and diversity of thought
• Movement of settlers to the backcountry
• The pursuit of social reform

Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?

• New European citizens
• Finished products
• Religious converts
• Raw materials