Colonial+America

Colonial America



__**Be the Critic!!!**__
 * Did these students get their facts correct? Where would you improve their work? Why?**

These students got a majority of their facts correct. The only part that was a little off was about mercantilism. They said that "according to mercantilism the flow of wealth was supposed to go to England, but it wasn't. It was going to the colonies." Mercantilism didn't say that the money was supposed to go to England. Mercantilism is the economic policy that states that a nation's power is related to its wealth. I would improve their work by changing the part about mercantilism and making it less about the wealth going to England and more about the way the power and wealth of England were related.

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Main Idea: Slaves who were brought to America were the main reason that America was wealthy and the economy was good. CCQ: ++The slaves were the ones who grew all the vegetation and produced all the goods used in America. ++ The economy succeeded only because of the slaves. If the slaves were never brought to America it wouldn't be as advanced.

Main Idea: Many factors influence the economy in the northern colonies. Farming was declining because of many different environmental factors such as climate and land conditions. As a result of this the colonists had to changes their way of living and working. Natural resources began to decline and the colonists were forced to trade with other resources found there.

Farming and fishing helped the northern colonies make money

Southern Colonies: To make money the southern colonies made indigo and cotton.



Triangular Trade: Main Idea: Triangular trade was a trade among the Carribean, West Africa, and New England in which they traded slaves, crops, sugar, and rum.

My Posts on the Discussion Tabs

I actually don't disagree.It's okay if I don't get the extra credit as long as I'm able to support what I think is right. I agree because if their freedom of being able to trade with other countries never existed the Navigation Acts wouldn't be a problem. The Navigation Acts seem to be ill-conceived because salutary neglect was established before it. It was bad timing on England's part because they had already given the colonies a taste of freedom and then they took it away.

These students got a majority of their facts correct. One part that was a little off was about mercantilism. They said that "according to mercantilism the flow of wealth was supposed to go to England, but it wasn't. It was going to the colonies." Mercantilism didn't say that the money was supposed to go to England. Mercantilism is the economic policy that states that a nation's power is related to its wealth. I would improve their work by changing the part about mercantilism and making it less about the wealth going to England and more about the way the power and wealth of England were related

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It doesn't change my opinion on what I just read because even though this may be a lie it doesn't mean bad things never happened to the other slaves It shouldn't change my opinion though because even though it never happened it could have happened to someone.

Why would he do what his owners did to him? He caused the slaves the pain he was trying to get away from. It wasn't the best idea for the other slaves but it helped him and it helped a little to free other slaves.