Name: __________________

Road To RevolutionGuided Notes

Bell Ringer

Essential Questions: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Characteristics of British colonial government:A. B.

2. Characteristics of French colonial government:A. B. C.

3. The ________________ colonies experienced large population growth.

4. British colonies were primarily __________________ and experienced _______________ ________________ in most colonies.

5. Why did relations between colonists and Indians change from good to bad?___________________________________________________

6. French colonies had ____________ population growth, and life was controlled by the ___________________ clery.

7. The French developed _________________ with the Indians.

8.Define “mercantilism”: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Define “salutary neglect”:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Who appointed colonial governors?__________________________ Who elected colonial legislatures___________________________

11. How did colonial legislatures control colonial governors?__________________________________________________________________

12. Who did colonists believe should make their laws_______________

13. What was a primary reason England ignored the colonies and allowed them to manage their own government?__________________________

14. Who owned most of the land in England?______________________

15. What is “communal land ownership”?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. Why did communal land ownership fail?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Once the colonies went to a policy of ______________ land ownership, they began to prosper.

18. Finding a good use for their land allowed colonists to accumulate ____________.

19. Why were colonists angered when salutary neglect ended?________________________________________________________________