Mercantilism

Why did mercantilism cause tension between colonies and England?

• England stole all the raw materials from the colonies

• France and England fought over the Ohio River Valley

• Britain's debt after the French and Indian War caused Parliament to tax the colonies

• colonies could not trade with other countries other than England

What ended the French and Indian War and gave Britain all of the land east of the Mississippi River?

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Paris 1763

• Treaty of Hidalgo

• Treaty of Paris 1783

What caused the French and Indian War to erupt?

• France and England fought over the raw materials of the American colonies

• France and England fought over the Ohio River Valley and its natural resources

• France treated the Native Americans better than England did

• England told the American colonists to serve in their army

What was an effect of the French and Indian War?

• Britain had enormous debt after the war, so Parliament taxed the colonists

• colonies leave England

• France took over the 13 Colonies

Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British land after the Treaty of Paris 1763?

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains

In mercantilism, what is the colonies job to do?

• export manufactured goods for the Mother Country

• trade with the other colonies

• export raw materials for the Mother Country

• import manufactured goods for the Mother Country

What is mercantilism?

• A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

• where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

• Wars that start over money.

• Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

EXPORTS of the 13 colonies included:

• Manufactured goods

• Raw Materials

• Slaves

• Gold

The impact of mercantilism was that

• The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

• Trade was limited in the Atlantic

• The Colony grew wealthy

• The Mother Country grew wealthy

IMPORTS to the colonies from ENGLAND included

• Manufactured goods/Finished products

• Slaves

• Gold

• Sugar Cane