Bounties Not all aspects of mercantilism were bad for the colonies. Since England needed certain products to maintain her navy, she offered special payments to producers of naval stores. Thus, bounties were paid for tar, pitch, resin, turpentine, hemp, lumber, and indigo.
The name Ethan is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong, the gift of the island'. The name Ethan is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong, the gift of the island'. The name Ethan is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ethan is: Strong. Constancy.
ETHAN. e'-than ('ethan, firm, enduring; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). Called there Ethan the Ezrahite, to whom the title of Psalms 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.(2) A son of Kishi, or Kishaiah, of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service of song (1 Chronicles 6:44; 15:17,19). See JEDUTHUN.'-than ('ethan, firm, enduring; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Kings 4:31). Called there Ethan the Ezrahite, to whom the title of Psalms 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem.