1. Name the form of democratic government in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia colonies._________________

1. Who was the first leader of the Quakers in the Pennsylvania colony?__________

2. Name four ways in which parliament controlled the king after the establishment of the English Bill of Rights in 1688.

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Do Now

Why did slavery expand in America?

Use the following terms:

•Want; Need

•Scarcity (demand always exceeds supply)

•Trade-off

•Mercantilism

The Columbian Exchange became a very large trade route. New England produced fish, ships, lumber, leather goods, fur. Middle colonies produced wheat and manufactured goods. Southern colonies produced indigo, tobacco, rice, cotton (rich soil; long growing season).

This was all part of the mercantile system.

Who needed the slaves?

Sugar cane plantations in the Caribbean.

Southern Colonies for production of indigo, cotton, rice, tobacco

New England shipping companies became involved in transporting slaves from Africa.

Triangle Trade

BrasilPortugal

BeschreibungPie chart, showing the major destinations for African slaves in the Americas, 1492-1870; data source: Andrew K. Frank: The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American South, New York, London: Routledge, 1999, ISBN 0-415-92141-4, p. 22Datum23. November 2008 QuelleEigenes Werk Urheber StilfehlerGenehmigung (Weiternutzung dieser Datei) Siehe unten

Spanish Colonies in South America

British Caribbean Colonies

French Caribbean Colonies

Denmark Caribbean Colonies

Netherlands Caribbean Colonies

British Colonies in North America

Look at the pie chart on page 114

What percentage of the enslaved Africans came to the British Colonies in North America?_________

What percentage went to Portuguese Brasil?_______

What percentage to the West Indies?_____