History Homework PG 113 09/26

History  Homework

PG 113

#1

England more had to sell its goods to other countries (to export) than it bought from abroad (to import) to make money.

A charter colony was a colony that had a charter to be settled. It granted rights and privileges and the colonists were able to elect their own government. Rhode Island and Connecticut were such colonies.

When a colony was owned by someone (a proprietor), it was called a Proprietary colony. Its owners were able to rule freely. Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

An apprentice is someone who learns a certain task while he is helping in a factory.

Literacy means being able to read and write.

#2

The family was very important to the colonial life. Women worked in the household as well as on the farm. They cooked for the men and children, and also spun yarn, made clothes, tended chickens and cows. Sometimes they also helped on the fields side to side with the working men.

Women still didn’t have any political rights like voting, but they were able to attend chuch meetings.

#3

The Navigation Act was enacted from England to make sure that the only one profitted from the trade between England and the North America colonies was them. The colonies felt offended because they did not use ships from other countries than Great Britain.

This made the colonies less powerful.

#4

Joh Peter Zenger’s wrote an article that was critical against the royal governor of New York. Due to the fact that in that time there wasn’t any freedom for the press, his case had to be judged by a jury. Andrew Hamilton was the man who defended Zenger’s request. He was of the opinion that if something is true, it should be allowed to be printed. The jury should not decide on whether it is offensive or not because free speech was a basic right for English people.

#5

The Great Awakening

The religions were spread all over America;
it was areligious revival;
many new churches were formed   
          

The people of the world are all equal in front of God

People began to become educated;
New England and Pennsylvania set up school systems to make sure that everyone was able to read

#6

Stephen Daye established the first press in the American colonies in 1639.

Before printed material was widely used, the people spread news verbally.