9.10.2015

Wednesday September 9, 2015

British North America and the Atlantic World

Inquiry: How did the political, economic, and cultural changes within the "Atlantic World" impact the development of colonial societies?

TASKS: 

  • Review the events on the timeline to determine the ways in which Parliament controlled the colonies and the ways in which Parliament granted the colonies autonomy.
    • Parliament granted the colonies political autonomy (growth of colonial assemblies)
    • Parliament sought to control the economics of the colonies (theory of mercantilism)
  • Evaluate Britain's imperial policy (theory of mercantilism) from the perspective of the colonists using the sources from class.

Reminders: 
  • Guest Speaker extra credit due 9/18