Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Chapter 3.1 Study Guide
England and Its Colonies
1. The economic philosophy of ___________________________ involved the acquiring of
more gold and silver than other nations, having a self-sufficient economy, maintaining a
favorable balance of trade, and using colonies to benefit the economy of the mother
country.
2. To maintain a favorable balance of trade, a nation had to __________________ more
goods to other nations than __________________ goods from other nations.
3. Shipbuilding, fishing, lumbering, small-scale subsistence farming, and eventually
manufacturing served as the basis of the economic activity in the
_________________________________ region.
4. Shipbuilding, small-scale farming, and trading became the major economic activities in
the ______________________ colonies.
5. Plantation farming based on cash crops, as well as small-scale subsistence farming served
as the major economic activities of the _______________________ colonies.
6. The series of laws passed by the English Parliament that regulated colonial trade were
collectively known as the ____________________________________.
7. _________________________________ served as the royal governor of the territory that
included New England, New York, and New Jersey, collectively known as the
_________________________________________.
8. The _______________________________ in 1688 resulted in William and Mary
becoming co-monarchs of England, which resulted in the end of the Dominion of New
England.
9. England’s lack of enforcement of its mercantilist policies, like the Navigation Acts, was
part of a policy known as ____________________________, which allowed the colonies
to develop a sense of independence and self-control.