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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aim: Aim: How did England “tighten the How did England “tighten the grip” on her colonies? grip” on her colonies?
What economic theory did What economic theory did England practice?England practice?
MERCANTILISMMERCANTILISM colonies exist to benefit the mother colonies exist to benefit the mother
countrycountry tight gov’t control over industry tight gov’t control over industry
and tradeand trade exportexport more than you more than you import import more wealth = more powermore wealth = more power
What were the Navigation What were the Navigation Acts?Acts?
1650s- laws - regulated trade 1650s- laws - regulated trade between England & coloniesbetween England & colonies
Certain products - cotton & tobacco Certain products - cotton & tobacco could only be shipped to Eng.could only be shipped to Eng.
Only Only colonial or English shipscolonial or English ships
could carry goods to & from the could carry goods to & from the
coloniescolonies
How did England control her How did England control her colonies?colonies?
Navigation ActsNavigation Acts regulated trade regulated trade between England between England and her colonies and her colonies to ensure that to ensure that only England only England could benefit could benefit from colonial from colonial tradetrade
How do people feel about the How do people feel about the Navigation Acts?Navigation Acts?
English – “We love it!” – The colonies exist for English – “We love it!” – The colonies exist for our benefit; they should keep sending us all of our benefit; they should keep sending us all of those raw materials so we can turn them into those raw materials so we can turn them into products that we can sell back to the products that we can sell back to the colonists!colonists!
Colonists – “We don’t like it!” - I want to sell Colonists – “We don’t like it!” - I want to sell my goods to anyone who will pay the highest my goods to anyone who will pay the highest price! How dare mother England control me! price! How dare mother England control me! Let’s ignore these restrictive impediments on Let’s ignore these restrictive impediments on our wealth! How can we do that????our wealth! How can we do that????
What are the benefits for What are the benefits for both?both?
EnglandEngland
Raw materials for Raw materials for industryindustry
Jobs for English Jobs for English workersworkers
Strengthens the Strengthens the EconomyEconomy
ColoniesColonies
New England grows New England grows as a shipbuilding as a shipbuilding
centercenter
No competition for No competition for markets markets
““No worries – we No worries – we know that England know that England will buy our goods”will buy our goods”
Long term effects?Long term effects? How do you think the How do you think the
Navigation Acts will affect Navigation Acts will affect relations between “mother relations between “mother England” and her thirteen England” and her thirteen ”children?””children?”
Government In the ColoniesGovernment In the Colonies
How are the colonies How are the colonies governed?governed?
Governors Governors enforced laws, enforced laws, direct affairs of the colonydirect affairs of the colony
Legislature- people who make lawsLegislature- people who make laws Upper house – men picked by governorUpper house – men picked by governor Lower house- elected assembliesLower house- elected assemblies
Voting- only white male property Voting- only white male property owners over 21- Christianowners over 21- Christian
What English practices are What English practices are being used in the colonies?being used in the colonies?
Magna Carta-Magna Carta- 1215- limited power 1215- limited power of the monarchof the monarch
The English Bill of Rights- 1689The English Bill of Rights- 1689
Parliament-Parliament- law making body in England law making body in England
The English Bill of RightsThe English Bill of Rights
Elections to Parliament must be free.Elections to Parliament must be free. If accused of a crime, you have a right to a If accused of a crime, you have a right to a
trial by jury.trial by jury. People have a right to carry weapons.People have a right to carry weapons. The King or Queen cannot collect taxes The King or Queen cannot collect taxes
without the consent of Parliament.without the consent of Parliament. There can be no army in times of peace.There can be no army in times of peace. There can be no excessive bail or cruel There can be no excessive bail or cruel
punishment for those convicted of crimespunishment for those convicted of crimes
The Trial of John Peter The Trial of John Peter ZengerZenger
Arrested for publishing an article that Arrested for publishing an article that criticized the governor of NYcriticized the governor of NY
Accused of libelAccused of libel Libel- publishing a statement that may Libel- publishing a statement that may
unjustly damage someone’s reputationunjustly damage someone’s reputation He was acquittedHe was acquitted Led to freedom of the press in the Led to freedom of the press in the
coloniescolonies
Where Would You Want to Where Would You Want to Live: England or the colonies?Live: England or the colonies?
Colonists had more freedomColonists had more freedom Women – more rights in colonies but Women – more rights in colonies but
less than white menless than white men African Americans- indentured African Americans- indentured
servants-Native Americans- almost no servants-Native Americans- almost no rightsrights