Chapter 3, Section 4: Life in the Middle Colonies Colonial Governments • Colonial Governors and Legislatures • English Bill of Rights English Trade Laws Mercantilism: • Triangular Trade Instructions: Using two different colors, draw the two different triangular trade routes from the map on pg. 92 of your textbook. Number each route (arrow) and label them as a key on the following page. • Each colonial government was given power by a _____________________. • The English __________________ had ultimate authority over all of the colonies. Level of Gov. Description: Monarch Privy Council Governors Assemblies Town Meetings Courts • (def. *use glossary) ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ • One of England’s main reasons for founding and controlling its American colonies was to earn money from ___________________. • (def.) ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ • To support the system of mercantilism, Parliament passed a series of __________________________________, limiting ____________________________. • England claimed that these acts were ____________________ for the colonies. • Many colonists wanted to buy or sell goods where they could ___________ ____________________________________. • (def.) ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ • Middle Passage French and Indian War • War Erupts • Treaty of Paris • Western Frontier #1: __________________________________ #2___________________________________ #3: ___________________________________ #4: ___________________________________ #5: ___________________________________ #6: ___________________________________ • The __________________ trade brought millions of ____________________ across the __________________________ Ocean in a voyage called the _________________ _______________________. • The ________________ fought the British in 1753 over settlements in the ______________________________________. • During fighting George Washington surrendered ________________________ in 1754, beginning what would be the start of the _______________________ _______________________________. • Meanwhile, in 1756 fighting began in _____________________, starting what became known as the _____________________________________________. • The turning point in the war was when British Gen. _____________________ captured _________________________ in 1759. • Britain and France signed the __________________________________ in 1763, officially ending the war. • The terms of the treaty: Britain received: _____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________ • In an earlier treaty Spain received __________________________, land France claimed west of the _________________________________________. • Indian leaders like _______________________________ opposed British settlement in the west. • Pontiac’s Rebellion began in May 1763 when his forces attacked British forts on the frontier. • British leaders feared more fighting would take place if colonists kept moving onto _________________________________________. • To avoid more conflict, King George III issued the _____________________ of ___________, banning settlement west of the ____________________________Mts. and ordered settlers to leave the __________________________________________. Summary (3 sentences minimum)