Colonial+Economics+Immersion

toc =Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed in your //**Social Studies Only**// notebook/binder. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__
 * mercantilism
 * salutary neglect
 * Navigation Acts
 * middle passage

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions in your** //Social Studies Only// **notebook/binder. The answers may be written as a complete paragraph, as a list, or as a picture/diagram. __//Make sure you can acknowledge the source for the information you used for your answer.//__**

1. State and explain the general characteristics of **mercantilism**. What impact did it have on Great Britain? What were colonial attitudes towards English trade laws? Why were the colonists so loyal to Great Britain?
 * [[file:Mercantilism Overview.pdf]]
 * [[file:Benefits & Costs of Empire.pdf]]

2. Understand how the **triangular trade route** affected the colonies and identify the factors which contributed to the development of slavery in the colonies.
 * HippoCampus: [|Origins of Slavery Video]
 * [|The Slave Trade]
 * [[file:Servants and Slaves in Maryland.pdf]]

3. Compare and contrast the passage of indentured servants and African slaves to the colonies. Create a [|Venn diagram] to display the similarities and differences.
 * Middle Passage Slave Perspective of Olaudah Equiano - [[file:Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789) - Middle Passage.pdf]]
 * The Passage of Indentured Servant Gottleib Mittelberger - [[file:Gottlieb Mittelberger, On the Misfortune of Indentured Servants.pdf]]

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=Resources= This weeks resources have been placed directly under the main ideas in an effort to better assist you in your research. Remember to examine each individual source and to cite your information.

=Extensions= The information below is //**OPTIONAL**// reading and viewing. It is meant only to extend the knowledge you have gained from class discussions and the primary resources listed above.
 * Triangle Trade Route Visual
 * [|Middle Passage]
 * [[file:Slaves vs. Indentured Servants.pdf]]

=Pages= [|Unit 1 Chapters]

References: “Lesson Plans.” 15 Sep 2008 .