8th Grade

We continued to work on our Daily Summaries. I feel confident that you are getting the hang of these. Now we need to keep working towards true summaries of the slides. Be sure you are still getting the notes into your notebooks. I am posting Section 4 and I want them in your binder for class Tuesday.

Standing assignment as it is every night is to read over your notes every day for 10 minutes.

Here are Section 4 notes

Roots of Self-Government
Chapter 4
Section4

England Regulates Trade
Mercantilism- strict control over trade
Country should export more than it imports
Export- good sent out of a country
Import- goods brought into a country
Navigation Acts- a series of trade laws meant to regulate trade between England and its colonies
Both pros and cons in these Acts.

Pros-
Guaranteed market for colonial goods
Freedom to develop businesses
Cons-
Limited competition
Favored the mother country

Trade in Rum and Slaves
Yankee- nickname given to New England merchant. Implied they were clever and hard working.
Triangular Trade Routes- 3 legged trade route that formed a triangle. (N. America, West Africa, and West Indies)

Trade triangle allowed colonists to ignore some Navigation Acts.


Colonial Government
Each colony had its own government, but they were all similar
Elected Assemblies-
Legislature- group of people who make the laws
Upper House- advisers appointed by governor
Lower House- approved laws and protected citizens rights- elected by the people. Held the “power of the purse”

Bill of Rights
Written list of freedoms the government promises to protect

Limits on Liberties
Colonists had more freedoms than English citizens
Colonists had less rights
Africans and Native American had almost no rights or freedoms