Bell work: To Do: Come in (Check your shirt) Pull out your agenda Write your homework: Complete crossword Pull out your notes and work on your bell work Bell work: In your Notes answer the following question: Why were the Native Americans important to the clash between the French and British, who had the advantage and why?

Bell work Review: Why were the Native Americans important to the clash between the French and British, who had the advantage and why? The side that received the best trade terms from Native Americans and the most help in war would probably win the contest for the control of North America. The French had the advantage. the French were more interested in trading furs than taking over the Native Americans' land. The French had better relations with Native Americans. French trappers and fur traders often married Native American women and followed their customs. French missionaries converted many Native Americans to Catholicism, but let them maintain their own culture.

Test Review Chapter 4 The Colonies Grow

Vocabulary Review Word Meaning Subsistence Farming: Tidewater: Mercantilism Practiced in New England; just enough for your family

Key Idea Review Idea The main cash crop in SC and GA: Albany Plan of Union: Pontiac Rice Benjamin Franklin’s Plan to unit the colonies Leader who recognized that British settlers threatened Native American way of life

Key Idea Review Idea Hub of Shipping Trade in North America: Treaty of Paris: Edward Braddock New England B Ended French and Indian War and the French power in the New World British Commander sent to conquer the French in the Ohio River Valley

What law prevented the colonists from trading with nations other than Britain? Navigation Acts

How did Great Britain view their American colonies? As an economic resource

What three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade routes? Why was New England the shipping center for the colonies? Africa, Europe, the Americas (including n. America and the West Indies Goods like sugar were shipped to NE, made into rum and shipped to Europe. Excellent harbors.

400 points Do you think New England farmers were wealthy? Explain. No; they practiced subsistence farming. Due to thin rocky soil and long winters farming was not profitable.

Compare the role of slaves and overseers. Who had the most power? The overseer; he was in charge of the slaves on southern plantations

100 points Was education important to the colonists? Why? Yes, they were more literate than the British, mostly so they could read the bible

200 points How did colonists’ religious beliefs change over time? Great awakening; new religious beliefs

300 points Give an example of an economic activity (job) or raw material produced in New England, a middle colony and a southern colony. Was this profitable? New England: shipbuilding; candle making; yes Pennsylvania: iron; farming; yes S. Carolina: rice; indigo; yes

400 points Give examples of cash crops. Were cash crops profitable? Give an example of a colony that grew cash crops? Tobacco; indigo; grain Yes New York; grain

500 points How did Equiano feel during the middle passage to the West Indies? Scared; lonely; missed his family; felt ill; disgusted by the conditions on the slave ship

100 points Do YOU think primary sources are useful to historians? Give one example of a primary source. It’s YOUR decision… Mrs. Huntly thinks primary sources are AWESOME!!! Diary Letter Eyewitness account of events

100 points What crop was farmed in the Southern Colonies, like S.C. and Georgia? RICE

200 points Define mercantilism A nation’s power depended on expanding its trade

300 points Identify Pontiac Native American chief who realized that Britain threatened the Native way of life when they defeated France in the Americas.

400 points Why were the Native important in the war between the French and the British? The side that had best trade terms with the Native had the advantage. At the beginning of the war the French had the advantage, due to better relations. Iroquois sided with the British, which gave Britain an advantage in the north.

500 points Were the colonies united after the French and Indian War? No Benjamin Franklin did propose the Albany Plan of Union, but the colonists did not agree to unite.

100 points Describe George Washington’s role in the French and Indian war? He led a raid on the French forts in the Ohio River Valley. He commanded a group of 150 militia (civilians trained to fight) He was regarded a hero for his efforts.

200 points Who lost the French and Indian War? What Treaty ended the war? The French The Treaty of Paris – France lost all land in North America.

500 points Where did Britain win most battles in the French and Indian war? North

500 points Which British leader helped Britain win the war? William Pitt