Document Based Question
According to historian Samuel Eliot Morrison, "By 1763 the British North American colonists were the freest people in the world." Analyze the degree to which and the ways in which the British North American colonies came to experience and expect freedom politically, economically, and socially between 1607 and 1763.
Document 1
Source: John Pory, A Reporte of the Manner of Proceeding in the General Assembly Convented at James City, July 30, 1619.
But forasmuch as men's affaires doe little prosper where God's service is neglected, all the Burgesses tooke their places in the Quire [choir] till a prayer was said by Mr. Bucke, the Minister, that it would please God to guide and sanctifie all our proceedings to his own glory and the good of this Plantation. . . . The Speaker . . . delivered in briefe to the whole assembly the occasions of their meeting. Which done, he read unto them the commission for establishing the Counsell of Estate and the general Assembly, wherein their duties were described to the life. . . . And forasmuch as our intente is to establish one equall and uniforme kinde of government over all Virginia &c.
Document 2
Source: Town map, Colonial New England.
![Document Based Question According to historian Samuel Eliot Morrison, By 1763 the British North American colonists were the freest people in the world. Analyze the degree to which and the ways in which the British North American colonies came to experience and expect freedom politically, economically, and socially between 1607 and 1763. Document 1 Source: John Pory, A Reporte of the Manner of Proceeding in the General Assembly Convented at James City, July 30, 1619. But forasmuch as men's affaires doe little prosper where God's service is neglected, all the Burgesses tooke their places in the Quire [choir] till a prayer was said by Mr. Bucke, the Minister, that it would please God to guide and sanctifie all our proceedings to his own glory and the good of this Plantation. . . . The Speaker . . . delivered in briefe to the whole assembly the occasions of their meeting. Which done, he read unto them the commission for establishing the Counsell of Estate and the general Assembly, wherein their duties were described to the life. . . . And forasmuch as our intente is to establish one equall and uniforme kinde of government over all Virginia &c. Document 2 Source: Town map, Colonial New England. Document 3 Source: Response from the Massachusetts General Court to Trade Petition, 1678. That for the acts passed in Parliament for incouraging trade and navigation, wee humbly conceive, according to the usuall sayings of the learned in the lawe, that the lawes of England are bounded within the fower seas, and doe not reach America. The subjects of his majesty here being not represented in Parliament, so wee have not looked at ourselves to be impeded in our trade by them, nor yet wee abated in our relative allegiance to his majestie. Document 4 Source: The Great Law, Pennsylvania, 1682. No Person now or at Any time hereafter Liveing in this Province who Shall Confess and acknowledge one Almighty God to be the Creatour Upholder and Ruler of the World and that professeth him or herselfe Obliged in Conscience to Live Peaceably and Justly under the Civill Government shall in any case be Molested or Prejudiced for his or her Conscientious Perswasion or Practice nor shall he or she at any time be Compelled to frequent or Maintaine any Religious Worshipp place or Ministry whatever Contrary to his or her mind but shall freely and fully Enjoy his or her Christian Liberty without any Interuption or reflection and if any Person shall abuse or deride any Other for his or her Diferant Perswasion and Practice in Matters of Religion Such shall be Lookt upon as a disturber of the Peace and be punished accordingly. Document 5 Source: Proposal by the Board of Trade of England concerning the revocation of proprietary charters, March 26, 1701. To the Kings most Excllt Majestie. May it please &c That those Colonies in general have no ways answered the chief design for which such large Tracts of Land and such Priviledges and Immunities were granted by the Crown. That they have not conformed themselves to the severall acts of Parliament for regulating Trade and Navigation, to which they ought to pay the same obedience, and submit to the same Restrictions as the other Plantations, which are subject to your Majesties immediate Government, on the contrary in most of these Proprieties and Charter Governments, the Governours have not applyed themselves to your Majesty for your approbation, nor have taken the Oaths required by the acts of Trade, both which Qualifications are made necessary by the late Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade. That these Colonies continue to be the refuge and retreat of Pirates & Illegal Traders, and the receptacle of Goods imported thither from foreign parts contrary to Law: In return of which Commodities those of the growth of these Colonies are likewise contrary to Law exported to Foreign parts; All which is likewise much incouraged by their not admitting appeals as aforesaide. That this chiefly arises from the ill use they make of the powers entrusted to them by their Charters, and the Independency which they pretend to, and that each Government is obliged only to defend its self without any consideration had of their Neighbours, or of the general preservation of the whole. Document 6 Source: The Molasses Act, 1733. An Act for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America Whereas the Welfare and Prosperity of Your Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America are of the greatest Consequence and Importance to the Trade, Navigation, and Strength of this Kingdom: And whereas the planters of the said sugar colonies as of late Years fallen under such great Discouragements, that they are unable to improve or carry on the Sugar Trade upon an equal footing with the Foreign Sugar Colonies, without Some Advantage and Relief be given to them from Great Britain, for Remedy whereof, and, for the Good and Welfare of Your Majesty's Subjects, we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of Great Britain assembled in Parliament, have given and granted under Your Majesty the several and respected rates and duties herein aftermentioned . . . there shall be raised, levied and collected and paid, unto and for the Use of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, upon all Rum or Spirits of the Produce or Manufacture of any of the Colonies or Plantations in America, not in the Possession or under the dominion of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, which, at any Time or Times within or during the Continuance of this Act, shall be imported or brought into any of the Colonies or Plantations in America, which are now, or hereafter may be, in the Possession or under the Dominion of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, the Sum of Nine pence, Money of Great Britain, to be paid according to the Proportion and Value of Five shillings and Six pence the Ounce in Silver, for every Gallon thereof. Document 7 Source: Peter Kalm, Swedish biologist traveling in the British colonies and in French Canada, 1748-1751, in Travels into North America. It is, however, of great advantage to the crown of England that the North American colonies are near a country under the government of the French, like Canada. There is reason to believe that the king never was earnest in his attempts to expel the French from their possessions there, though it might have been done with little difficulty. For the English colonies in this part of the world have increased so much in their number of inhabitants, and in their riches, that they almost vie with Old England. Now in order to keep up the authority and trade of their mother country and to answer several other purposes, they are forbidden to establish new manufactures, which would turn to the disadvantage of the British commerce. They are not allowed to dig for any gold or silver, unless they send it to England immediately. They have not the liberty of trading with any parts that do not belong to the British dominion, except a few places; nor are foreigners allowed to trade with the English colonies of North America. These and some other restrictions occasion the inhabitants of the English colonies to grow less tender for their mother country.](https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB8609/11eb6f92_b63a_62f6_8b22_3d6688a1fbf1_TB8609_00.jpg)
Document 3
Source: Response from the Massachusetts General Court to Trade Petition, 1678.
That for the acts passed in Parliament for incouraging trade and navigation, wee humbly conceive, according to the usuall sayings of the learned in the lawe, that the lawes of England are bounded within the fower seas, and doe not reach America. The subjects of his majesty here being not represented in Parliament, so wee have not looked at ourselves to be impeded in our trade by them, nor yet wee abated in our relative allegiance to his majestie.
Document 4
Source: The Great Law, Pennsylvania, 1682.
No Person now or at Any time hereafter Liveing in this Province who Shall Confess and acknowledge one Almighty God to be the Creatour Upholder and Ruler of the World and that professeth him or herselfe Obliged in Conscience to Live Peaceably and Justly under the Civill Government shall in any case be Molested or Prejudiced for his or her Conscientious Perswasion or Practice nor shall he or she at any time be Compelled to frequent or Maintaine any Religious Worshipp place or Ministry whatever Contrary to his or her mind but shall freely and fully Enjoy his or her Christian Liberty without any Interuption or reflection and if any Person shall abuse or deride any Other for his or her Diferant Perswasion and Practice in Matters of Religion Such shall be Lookt upon as a disturber of the Peace and be punished accordingly.
Document 5
Source: Proposal by the Board of Trade of England concerning the revocation of proprietary
charters, March 26, 1701.
To the Kings most Excllt Majestie. May it please &c That those Colonies in general have no ways answered the chief design for which such large Tracts of Land and such Priviledges and Immunities were granted by the Crown. That they have not conformed themselves to the severall acts of Parliament for regulating Trade and Navigation, to which they ought to pay the same obedience, and submit to the same Restrictions as the other Plantations, which are subject to your Majesties immediate Government, on the contrary in most of these Proprieties and Charter Governments, the Governours have not applyed themselves to your Majesty for your approbation, nor have taken the Oaths required by the acts of Trade, both which Qualifications are made necessary by the late Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade. That these Colonies continue to be the refuge and retreat of Pirates & Illegal Traders, and the receptacle of Goods imported thither from foreign parts contrary to Law: In return of which Commodities those of the growth of these Colonies are likewise contrary to Law exported to Foreign parts; All which is likewise much incouraged by their not admitting appeals as aforesaide. That this chiefly arises from the ill use they make of the powers entrusted to them by their Charters, and the Independency which they pretend to, and that each Government is obliged only to defend its self without any consideration had of their Neighbours, or of the general preservation of the whole.
Document 6
Source: The Molasses Act, 1733.
An Act for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America
Whereas the Welfare and Prosperity of Your Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America are of the greatest Consequence and Importance to the Trade, Navigation, and Strength of this Kingdom: And whereas the planters of the said sugar colonies as of late Years fallen under such great Discouragements, that they are unable to improve or carry on the Sugar Trade upon an equal footing with the Foreign Sugar Colonies, without Some Advantage and Relief be given to them from Great Britain, for Remedy whereof, and, for the Good and Welfare of Your Majesty's Subjects, we, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of Great Britain assembled in Parliament, have given and granted under Your Majesty the several and respected rates and duties herein aftermentioned . . . there shall be raised, levied and collected and paid, unto and for the Use of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, upon all Rum or Spirits of the Produce or Manufacture of any of the Colonies or Plantations in America, not in the Possession or under the dominion of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, which, at any Time or Times within or during the Continuance of this Act, shall be imported or brought into any of the Colonies or Plantations in America, which are now, or hereafter may be, in the Possession or under the Dominion of His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, the Sum of Nine pence, Money of Great Britain, to be paid according to the Proportion and Value of Five shillings and Six pence the Ounce in Silver, for every Gallon thereof.
Document 7
Source: Peter Kalm, Swedish biologist traveling in the British colonies and in French Canada, 1748-1751, in Travels into North America.
It is, however, of great advantage to the crown of England that the North American colonies are near a country under the government of the French, like Canada. There is reason to believe that the king never was earnest in his attempts to expel the French from their possessions there, though it might have been done with little difficulty. For the English colonies in this part of the world have increased so much in their number of inhabitants, and in their riches, that they almost vie with Old England. Now in order to keep up the authority and trade of their mother country and to answer several other purposes, they are forbidden to establish new manufactures, which would turn to the disadvantage of the British commerce. They are not allowed to dig for any gold or silver, unless they send it to England immediately. They have not the liberty of trading with any parts that do not belong to the British dominion, except a few places; nor are foreigners allowed to trade with the English colonies of North America. These and some other restrictions occasion the inhabitants of the English colonies to grow less tender for their mother country.
Definitions:
Cost Of Goods Sold
The immediate expenses linked to the manufacturing of products a company sells.
Product Costs
The costs directly attributable to the manufacturing of a product, including direct labor, direct materials, and manufacturing overhead.
Period Costs
Expenses that are not tied directly to the production process and are instead recognized as expenses in the period in which they are incurred.
Direct Materials Cost
The expenditure on raw materials that are directly used in the manufacturing of a product.
Q8: Which of the following contributed to the
Q11: Compare and contrast the policies of the
Q17: In Pennsylvania, new leaders like Thomas Paine
Q39: How did French involvement in the fur
Q39: What occurred at the final meeting of
Q43: Many of the members of Jackson's Kitchen
Q53: What did James Winthrop, a Massachusetts public
Q61: How did the market revolution change the
Q70: For an eighteenth-century middle-class colonial woman, what
Q80: The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina:<br>A) were modeled