U1 L12: 1st Great Awakening & Navigation Acts- ET

1. What is the best definition for favorable balance of trade?

• 1. A nation has more imports than exports.

• 1. A nation has an equal number of imports and exports.

• 1. A nation does not rely on imports or exports for wealth.

• 1. A nation has more exports than imports.

1. What was the primary goal of the Navigation Acts?

• 1. To give the colonies the ability to become financially independent from Great Britain.

• 1. To give both Great Britain and the colonies an equal financial standing, no one has more economic power than the other.

• 1. To give the mother country, Great Britain, the economic wealth provided by the raw materials found in the colonies.

• 1. To ensure that the colonies were not able to become financially secure.

Which of the following is NOT true of the First Great Awakening in the American Colonies?

• It caused most colonists to reject religion in favor of science.

• A period of renewed enthusiasm in Christianity.

• It emphasized the sinfulness of humans and personal salvation.

• It was the first experience that was shared by all American colonies

Which would be considered a significant social effect of the First Great Awakening?

• The number of Protestant religious denominations in the colonies declined.

• The colonies experiences an increase in the number of Catholic immigrants.

• The colonists began to challenge the authority of existing religious institutions.

• The number of women assuming a leadership role in religious institutions increased.

The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT...

• the renewed persecution of witches.

• a flourishing of the missionary spirit.

• the growth of institutions of higher learning.

• a greater appreciation for the emotional experiences of faith.

How did George Whitfield help spark a religious revival among Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians?

• by excluding other types of Protestants

• by interpreting these religious differently

• by giving emotional speeches at camp meetings

• by practicing formal, outward religious traditions

Match the characteristics to the historical event.

Groups:

(a) 1st Great Awakening

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(b) Navigation Acts

• religious revival

• restricted colonial trade

• caused colonists to question the economic role of the colonies

• emphasis on personal relationship with God

• required British ships to be used in trade

• caused many colonists to question the absolute authority of the King

• forced colonial merchants to smuggle goods

• product of the caused colonists to examine their lives more closely

Navigation Acts

• A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

• In: goods coming into a country

• Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

• The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

Imports

• A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

• In: goods coming into a country

• Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

• The specific laws passed by England to control the trade

Exports

• A person or company who sells goods/products (merchandise)

• In: goods coming into a country

• Exit: goods going out of a country (selling)

• The specific laws passed by England to control the trade