Exam 16: The Transatlantic Economy, trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion

What was the outcome of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?

Based on details about the Seven Years' War,explain the reasons for the conflict as well as the outcome.Discuss how the war changed the balance of power in Europe.

The text states that colonial economic realities and the mercantilist theory diverged,sometimes significantly.If colonies had been acquired and administered strictly according to the mercantilist theory,and if European technological superiority had been so overwhelming that the Europeans could do whatever they wanted,what kinds of colonies would the European powers have wanted? What would the Europeans have wanted to do with these colonies? What would the Europeans have wanted to avoid?

What advantage did the peninsulares receive in the Spanish Colonies?

The ________ system was meant to maintain Spain's monopoly on trade.

The philosophy of John Locke contributed to the rhetoric surrounding which war?

The defensive alliance aimed at preventing the entry of foreign troops into German states was the ________.

The technique used to assure discipline,prevent injury to the crew,and prevent suicide among Africans on the Atlantic Passage was to ________.

Describe the human impact of the transatlantic slave trade.Be sure to consider the number of people enslaved and killed,the treatment accorded slaves,and the impact of the trade on the societies of West Africa.

As a result of a scarcity of labor,which of the following nations were the first to quickly turn to importing African slaves?

John Wilkes printed his ideas in his newspaper called ________.

The war that gave the world a successful government without kings was the ________.

The War of Jenkins's Ear was fought by England to block incursions on British trade by ________.

Which of the following factors allowed European nations to exert influence and dominance over much of the world?

What was one of the most important causes that drove European nations to increase their taxes in the mid-eighteenth century?

Under mercantilism,colonies existed to provide markets and natural resources for the industries of the home country,and in turn,the home country was to ________.

Religion among slave communities in the Americas is best described as ________.

The Yorkshire Association Movement was started in England to ________.

________ is the practice whereby governments heavily regulated trade and commerce in the hope of increasing national wealth.

Europe's balance of power was upset when Prussia's King Frederick II seized the Austrian province of ________.