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Aim: How did England “tighten the grip” on her colonies?

Aim: How did England “tighten the grip” on her colonies?. What economic theory did England practice?. MERCANTILISM colonies exist to benefit the mother country tight gov’t control over industry and trade export more than you import more wealth = more power.

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Aim: How did England “tighten the grip” on her colonies?

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  1. Aim: How did England “tighten the grip” on her colonies?

  2. What economic theory did England practice? MERCANTILISM • colonies exist to benefit the mother country • tight gov’t control over industry and trade • export more than you import • more wealth = more power

  3. How did England control trade? • Navigation Acts

  4. What were the Navigation Acts? • 1650s- laws - regulated trade between England & colonies • Certain products - cotton & tobacco could only be shipped to Eng. • Only colonial or English ships could carry goods to & from the colonies

  5. What were the triangular trade routes?

  6. How did England control her colonies? • Navigation Acts regulated trade between England and her colonies to ensure that only England could benefit from colonial trade

  7. How do people feel about the Navigation Acts? • English – “We love it!” – The colonies exist for our benefit; they should keep sending us all of those raw materials so we can turn them into products that we can sell back to the colonists! • Colonists – “We don’t like it!” - I want to sell my goods to anyone who will pay the highest price! How dare mother England control me! Let’s ignore these restrictive impediments on our wealth! How can we do that????

  8. England Raw materials for industry Jobs for English workers Strengthens the Economy Colonies New England grows as a shipbuilding center No competition for markets “No worries – we know that England will buy our goods” What are the benefits for both?

  9. Long term effects? How do you think the Navigation Acts will affect relations between “mother England” and her thirteen ”children?”

  10. Government In the Colonies

  11. How are the colonies governed? • Governors • enforced laws, • direct affairs of the colony • Legislature- people who make laws • Upper house – men picked by governor • Lower house- elected assemblies • Voting- only white male property owners over 21- Christian

  12. What English practices are being used in the colonies? • Magna Carta- 1215- limited power of the monarch • The English Bill of Rights- 1689 Parliament- law making body in England

  13. The English Bill of Rights • Elections to Parliament must be free. • If accused of a crime, you have a right to a trial by jury. • People have a right to carry weapons. • The King or Queen cannot collect taxes without the consent of Parliament. • There can be no army in times of peace. • There can be no excessive bail or cruel punishment for those convicted of crimes

  14. The Trial of John Peter Zenger • Arrested for publishing an article that criticized the governor of NY • Accused of libel • Libel- publishing a statement that may unjustly damage someone’s reputation • He was acquitted • Led to freedom of the press in the colonies

  15. Where Would You Want to Live: England or the colonies? • Colonists had more freedom • Women – more rights in colonies but less than white men • African Americans- indentured servants-Native Americans- almost no rights

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