1. Reasons England Established Colonies in America

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3. Economic Reasons high unemployment in England caused by landowners who forced small farmers off the land in order to raise sheep for the production of wool high unemployment in England caused by landowners who forced small farmers off the land in order to raise sheep for the production of wool manufacturing interests in England sought markets for their goods manufacturing interests in England sought markets for their goods manufacturers wanted a source of raw materials manufacturers wanted a source of raw materials

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5. Political Reasons search for a new passage to India in order to compete with Spain and Portugal search for a new passage to India in order to compete with Spain and Portugal promise of gold to increase England’s wealth promise of gold to increase England’s wealth acquisition of territory to add to empire acquisition of territory to add to empire buffer against Spanish colonies in America buffer against Spanish colonies in America

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7. Social Reasons freedom from religious persecution freedom from religious persecution protection of culture protection of culture

8. Copy these definitions into your spiral: Economic – relating to money and how one makes a living or how goods and services are produced and sold Economic – relating to money and how one makes a living or how goods and services are produced and sold Political – relating to government or its conduct, the people who make the government and its actions Political – relating to government or its conduct, the people who make the government and its actions Social – relating to people and their relationships and interdependence Social – relating to people and their relationships and interdependence

9. Mercantilism

10. Definition of Mercantilism Mercantilism is an economic theory stating that colonies exist to benefit the parent country

11. How does mercantilism work? In the system of mercantilism, the colony sells raw materials to the parent country and the parent country sells manufactured goods to the colony. In the system of mercantilism, the colony sells raw materials to the parent country and the parent country sells manufactured goods to the colony.

12. Mercantilism is exclusive. The colony must trade only with the parent country. It give the parent company a monopoly on trade. If the colony can get goods only from another country, the goods must be shipped to the parent country and then sent to the colony.

13. C. Colonies are not supposed to develop any industry/manufacturing because they are supposed to get those products from the PARENT country. However, due to the distance between England and her colonies, colonies soon begin industries. D.SHIPBUILDING becomes an important NEW ENGLAND industry, because colonial trade can be conducted on colonial-built SHIPS

14. The government is involved. Under the system of mercantilism, the government regulates the economy for the good of the empire. Under the system of mercantilism, the government regulates the economy for the good of the empire. The good of the individual is not considered. The good of the individual is not considered.

15. It was developed in order to provide raw materials and markets for manufactured goods for the parent country. It was developed in order to provide raw materials and markets for manufactured goods for the parent country. Colonies provide RAW MATERIALS (like LUMBER, FURS, ORES) that the parent country use to produce MANUFACTURED GOODS (like FURNITURE & TOOLS) Colonies provide RAW MATERIALS (like LUMBER, FURS, ORES) that the parent country use to produce MANUFACTURED GOODS (like FURNITURE & TOOLS) The parent country sells the MANUFACTURED GOODS back to the colonists. (The colonies provide a market for the goods.) The parent country sells the MANUFACTURED GOODS back to the colonists. (The colonies provide a market for the goods.)

16. What’s in it for me? The colonies did not get any benefit from this so they eventually set up their own production and trade with other countries (smuggling). The colonies did not get any benefit from this so they eventually set up their own production and trade with other countries (smuggling). For a long time, England ignored the colonies and their economic practices and left them to develop on their own which had some positive effects for the colonies. (Salutary Neglect.) For a long time, England ignored the colonies and their economic practices and left them to develop on their own which had some positive effects for the colonies. (Salutary Neglect.)

17. E.The parent country gets rich! It has a monopoly on trade, so English colonies can only trade with England. Any trade with another country is illegal - SMUGGLING F.For about 100 years, the English colonists do what they want (manufacturing, trading with other countries) because England is too far away to police the situation. G.The NAVIGATION LAWS were a series of laws regulating trade between England and her colonies.

18. TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTES TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTES - trade routes moving raw materials and manufactured goods between Europe, Africa and the colonies. TRIANGULAR TRADE ROUTES - trade routes moving raw materials and manufactured goods between Europe, Africa and the colonies.

19. MIDDLE PASSAGE - the most INHUMANE leg of the triangular trade routes in which African SLAVES were brought to the New World MIDDLE PASSAGE - the most INHUMANE leg of the triangular trade routes in which African SLAVES were brought to the New World