Causes of the Revolutionary War

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Causes of the Revolutionary War

• By La Toya Townsend
• June 20, 2006

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Mercantilism

• Mercantilism is when a powerful mother country
  sets up colonies, and those colonies only exist
  to benefit the mother country.

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Mercantilism
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Mother Country

• A powerful country that makes settlements in
  other lands. In 1600, Britain was a powerful
  European country that made
• colonies in North America.

King George, III
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Colony

• A settlement that is made by a mother country in
  a foreign land.

The Original 13 Colonies
Virginia Massachusetts Bay Plymouth New
Hampshire New York Rhode Island
Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware Carolinas
Maryland Georgia
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How the colonies benefited the mother country

• America benefited Britain by producing products
  like tobacco, rice, sugar, etc. Britain did not
  have to pay high prices from foreign countries
  for these items.

sugar
rice
tobacco
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What did the colonies gain in having Britain as
the mother country?
England gives the colonies protection
British Army
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Fun Facts

• Mercantilism created a way for England to control
  trade.
• England concentrated on importing from and
  exporting to its colonies, although they still
  traded with foreign nations.
• Parliament passed the Navigation Acts to regulate
  trade with the colonies and to increase Englands
  profits.

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Comprehension Check

• Explain the economic system called mercantilism.
• Describe the difference between a mother country
  and a colony.
• Why did the mother country set up colonies?
• How did the colonies benefit from the mother
  country?

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Work Cited

• United Streaming Mercantilism video
• Microsoft Office Clip Art
• www.pbs.org