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Joshua White DATE _______________
09/22/2020 CLASS _________
U.S. History
Guided Reading Activity netw rks
Colonizing America, Prehistory to 1754
Lesson 5 Governance and New Ideas
Review Questions: Using Headings and Subheadings
DIRECTIONS: Locate each heading below in your textbook. Then use the information under
the correct heading and subheading to help you write each answer.
I. The Imperial System
A. What is mercantilism?
Mercantilism is the economic theory which states that for a nation to gain
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wealth, they need to gain gold and silver.
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B. Why were colonies important in a mercantilist system?
The colonies had a ton of raw materials, which could be sold to the mother
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country, in exchange for manufactured goods.
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C. How did the Navigation Acts restrict colonial trade?
It made all colonial trade limited to England and its colonies.
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D. What was the Dominion of New England?
The Dominion of New England was a royal province consisting of Massachusetts, New
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Hampshire, Maine, Plymouth, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.
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E. Why was Sir Edmund Andros unpopular with colonists?
He levied new taxes, enforced the Navigation Acts, and he even undermined the
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Puritan congregations.
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II. The Glorious Revolution
A. Why did the birth of James ll's son cause a crisis?
Since James II was a catholic, his son would most likely be raised Catholic,
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which was not what the Protestant people wanted.
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B. What was the Glorious Revolution?
It was a revolution that caused King James II to be deposed, and William and
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Mary to be the King and Queen of England.
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C. What is the English Bill of Rights and why did William and Mary have to accept it?
It was a document that established the rights of the British people, which both
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William and Mory both had to accept if they wanted to ascend the throne.
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III. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening
A. According to John Locke, why do people form governments?
People form governments to safeguard their natural rights.
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B. According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, what is the social contract?
The people make both the laws and the government.
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Joshua White
NAME _______________________________________ 09/22/2020
DATE _______________ U.S. History
CLASS _________
Guided Reading Activity Cont. netw rks
Colonizing America: Prehistory to 1754
C. How did Baron de Montesquieu's ideas influence the writers of the U.S. Constitution?
They split power evenly between three branches of their new government.
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D. What was one of the central ideas of the Great Awakening?
They emphsized the importance of the individual over the authority of a higher
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power.
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Summary and Reflection
DIRECTIONS: Summarize the main ideas of this lesson by answering the question below.
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening profoundly influence early
American thought?
Both the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influenced colonial development.
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The Enlightenment produced valid points against monarchy, while the Great
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Awakening undermined traditional authority.
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