1. How is Jamestown important to American History?
Bellringer
How is Jamestown important to American History?

2. #Goals
Compare and contrast New France and English colonies. 01
Define salutary neglect. 02
Explain why colonists became independent. 03
Explain the concept the mercantilism. 04

3. Pre-Revolution: Economics Standards 8.15, 8.16, 8.22

4. British vs. French English Colonies New France Government Location
Relationship with Native Americans
Economy

5. English Trade Laws
#1 reason for colonization – making $$$ from the colonies!

6. a system of creating and maintaining wealth through carefully controlled trade……in other words…the main purpose of the colonies was to make its mother country wealthy
Mercantilism

10. Mercantilism Wealth = Power Export > Import Equation to wealth:
fewer imports + greater exports = $$$ for government
Mercantilism

11. Video Time Out: Mercantilism

12. Trade imports – goods brought from other countries.
2. exports – goods sold to other countries.

13. What is this called?????

14. Answer on your Bellringer.
Think about items that you have right now….which ones are imports and which ones are exports? Make a T-Chart for your list.

16. Navigation Acts
1. all goods had to be shipped on ships made in England
2. could only trade certain products, such as tobacco, cotton, sugar, etc. with England.

17. Navigation Acts
all trade goods had to pass through English ports where duties (taxes) were added. England claimed acts were good for England.
Results:
1. many colonists wanted more freedom to buy and sell products.
2. smuggling increased such as: sugar, molasses and rum.

18. Salutary Neglect

22. Video Time Out: Salutary Neglect