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Colonial Mercantilism and Political Life: A Glimpse into Freedom and Control

Explore the impact of mercantilism on the colonies, Navigation Acts, limits on liberty, and the influence of The Great Awakening on colonial society and governance. Discover how these factors shaped the colonies' relationship with England.

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Colonial Mercantilism and Political Life: A Glimpse into Freedom and Control

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  1. Warm-up: How would you feel if you family saw you only as a source of labor and used you to make a profit?

  2. Mercantilism • Similar to the situation in the warm up, England believed the purpose of the colonies was to make England wealthy and provide them with resources. • This is an economic theory known as mercantilism.

  3. Imports & Exports • Imports: goods brought into a country. • Exports: goods sent to be sold • outside of the country.

  4. Navigation Acts • Regulations passed by British Parliament that regulated trade between England and its colonies. • These laws were designed to ensure that England, and only England, benefited from colonial trade.

  5. Navigation Acts • Certain goods (tobacco & cotton) could only be shipped from the colonies to England. • Colonists felt the laws favored England • England also controlled the Triangle Trade

  6. Political Life • Each colony also had its own legislature. • Each colony had its own governor, usually appointed by the King • A legislature is a group of people who have the power to make laws. • All colonies has different rules about voting but generally restricted the right to Christian men over 21.

  7. Limits on Liberty • In some way, colonists had more freedoms than the English themselves. Voting requirements were not as strict as in England. • Women had more rights

  8. The Great Awakening • Religious movement in the 1730s and 1740s • Encouraged people to follow the “sweetness and beauty of God”. • Emotional movement that helped spread democratic thoughts throughout the colonies.

  9. The Great Awakening • Argued that book learning was less important than a heart filled with the holy spirit. • Encouraged many believers to challenge authority & strive for more liberty. • How might this create problems in the future?

  10. Closing • How might the changes from The Great Awakening create problems in the future?

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