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1.What was the role of the colonies in the British mercantile system?Answer:

The Navigation Acts were an attempt to put the theory of Mercantilism into practice in the British

colonies. The object of mercantilism was to minimize imports that cost the nation money, and

maximize exports that made the nation money. Colonies were a means of reducing England's

dependence on foreign nations. Each colony would provide a raw material to England and this

would allow the nation to not have to purchase that product from another nation. By establishing

colonies loyal to the Crown, Great Britain would be expanding a dependable market for the finished

products coming out of British industries. The Navigation Acts required that all colonial trade be

carried in vessels built and owned by English or colonial merchants. The ships had to be manned by

crews composed of British seamen. The Acts also required that European nations must sell products

to the colonies by first stoping at English ports where they would have to pay a customs duty (tax).

2, Why did the Puritans want to create a city upon a hill?

Answer:

The expression "city upon a hill" was used by the Puritan leader John Winthrop to describe the fact

that the colony was being established with a declared purpose known to its supporters and critics

alike, making the world a witness to the colonists' sincerity.

3,The Protestant work ethic (or the Puritan work ethic) is a concept in theology, sociology,

economics and history which emphasizes hard work, frugality and prosperity as a display of a

person's salvation in the Christian faith. The phrase was initially coined in 1904 by Max Weber in

his book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.[1]

A rationalised capitalistic enterprise implies two things: a disciplined

labour force, and the regularised investment of capital.

Benjamin Franklin His Autobiography 1706-1757A Short Biography

Franklin was born in 1706 at Boston. He was the tenth son of a...