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'''BIG IDEAS'''<br><br>
'''BIG IDEAS'''<br><br>
<big> 17th century colonial economies & trade</big>
<big>'''17th century colonial economies & trade'''</big>
* New England and mid-Atlantic coastal trade with Caribbean & European traders
* New England and mid-Atlantic coastal trade with Caribbean & European traders
** commodities included timber, pine tar (for boats), fur, fish
** commodities included timber, pine tar (for boats), fur, fish
* Virginia and South Carolina export of commodities, especially tobacco, rice & indigo
* Virginia and South Carolina export of commodities, especially tobacco, rice & indigo
* British attempts to impose mercantilist policies fail<br><br>
* British attempts to impose mercantilist policies fail<br><br>
<big> 18th century colonial economies & trade up to 1763</big>
<big>'''18th century colonial economies & trade up to 1763'''</big>
* colonial westward expansion creates internal markets
* colonial westward expansion creates internal markets
* deliberate British policy of "salutary neglect" leaves colonies largely unregulated  
* deliberate British policy of "salutary neglect" leaves colonies largely unregulated  
* colonial wars as result of westward expansion and competition with Native Americans and the French <br><br>
* colonial wars as result of westward expansion and competition with Native Americans and the French <br><br>


<big> 17th century colonial economies & trade after French-Indian War (1763) </big>
<big>'''17th century colonial economies & trade after French-Indian War (1763)'''</big>
* British imposition of taxes, regulations, and direct-rule via Crown-appointed Governors
* British imposition of taxes, regulations, and direct-rule via Crown-appointed Governors
* British restriction on colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains
* British restriction on colonial expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains