September 16th, 2008
In class we covered a lot of important material. Starting with some common knowledge of the colonies and life expectancy. New England was one of the cleanist colonies, with families dominating most of the population; therefore they had a very high life expectancy. However as you head more towards the Chesepeak where conditions were poor, and single men made up a majority of the population, life expectance was considerably shorter.
Another important topic discussed which is relatively new (other than our nightly readings) was the Navigation Acts. Britian began to feel as if they were need benifiting as much as they should have been from the colonies. So they created the Navigation Acts in order to create some type of control and legacy over the colonies in America. In 1650- Britian declared that no foreign ships were allowed in the Colonies. In 1651- Britian declared that African and Asian goods could only be imported into the colonies on English ships that had english men making up half the crew (including the captain). Then in 1651- the Britian declared that European goods could be imported into the British isles and Colonies by both European and British ships; but only from country to country. In 1660-Britian stated that all colonial trade must be done on British ships and the crew had to consist of 3/4 englishmen. Theses laws angered the colonist leading the way to a tradition of smuggling in order to continue making money.
Mercantilism- was created by the Europeans who beleived the only way a country would be strong was if they were self-sufficent. They beleif emphasized that a colony should export more than they import, in order to make money. Only import raw material to make goods from, then re-sale to other countries. It was also important for the colonist to only import items you could not make on your own (i.e raw materials).
Staple Act 1663- This act limited products going into the colonies. The items being traded with the colonist must first pass through England. England did this to not only check the good's, but also to place a tax in the products. Just another was for Britian to squeez more money out of the colonies.
These were the highlights if what was covered in class. There was a big emphasis put on Mercantilism, Navigation acts, and the many ways Britian tried to control the colonies after ignoring them for so long. Study this stuff and you should be good to go...for now atleast
Another important topic discussed which is relatively new (other than our nightly readings) was the Navigation Acts. Britian began to feel as if they were need benifiting as much as they should have been from the colonies. So they created the Navigation Acts in order to create some type of control and legacy over the colonies in America. In 1650- Britian declared that no foreign ships were allowed in the Colonies. In 1651- Britian declared that African and Asian goods could only be imported into the colonies on English ships that had english men making up half the crew (including the captain). Then in 1651- the Britian declared that European goods could be imported into the British isles and Colonies by both European and British ships; but only from country to country. In 1660-Britian stated that all colonial trade must be done on British ships and the crew had to consist of 3/4 englishmen. Theses laws angered the colonist leading the way to a tradition of smuggling in order to continue making money.
Mercantilism- was created by the Europeans who beleived the only way a country would be strong was if they were self-sufficent. They beleif emphasized that a colony should export more than they import, in order to make money. Only import raw material to make goods from, then re-sale to other countries. It was also important for the colonist to only import items you could not make on your own (i.e raw materials).
Staple Act 1663- This act limited products going into the colonies. The items being traded with the colonist must first pass through England. England did this to not only check the good's, but also to place a tax in the products. Just another was for Britian to squeez more money out of the colonies.
These were the highlights if what was covered in class. There was a big emphasis put on Mercantilism, Navigation acts, and the many ways Britian tried to control the colonies after ignoring them for so long. Study this stuff and you should be good to go...for now atleast
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