Lecture 17
The Economic History of the United States
Practice Quiz
1. Who is the Father of our coutry and who is the father
of economics?
2. What two important events occurred in 1776?
3. According to Jefferson, where do our rights come from?
4. What three important things did King James I do?
Political Freedom Economic Freedom
Freedom from seizure of your
person
Freedom from seizure of your
property
Assemble with who you wish Trade with who you wish
Replace bad public-service
providers
Replace bad private-service
providers
Venture
Tobacco
Taxes
Cotton
Steam
Gadi
Kevin
Gadi
Zoe
Owen
Ernie
Drake
Tyler
Ernie
Colonial Period
May 13, 1607
to
July 4, 1776
Venture
Political/Religious Freedom
Ecomomic
Freedom and
Opportunity
Britain
Holland
New World
Nova Britannia
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