Part 1- The Cultures of Colonoial North America
1. How did Indian America adapt to the new conditions created by colonization?
2. HOW DID the structure of colonial society differ from European social structure?
3. TO WHAT extent did North America participate in the Enlightenment?
Review Questions
1. What were the principal colonial regions of North America? Discuss their similarities and their differences. Contrast the development of their political systems.
2. Why did the Spanish and the French close their colonies to immigration? Why did the British open their colonies? How do you explain the ethnic homogeneity of New England and the ethnic pluralism of New York and Pennsylvania?
3. What were the principal trends in the history of Indian America in the eighteenth century?
4. Discuss the development of class differences inthe Spanish, French, and British colonies in the eighteenth century.
5. Discuss the effects of the Great Awakening on the subsequent history of the British colonies.
Part 2- From Empire to independence 1750-1776
1. WHAT WEREt the most important weaknesses of the British Empire in North America at the outset of the Seven Years' War?
2. WHAT FACTORS led to the growth of American ationalism in the 1760s?
3. HOW DID political and economic problems in Britain contribute to unrest in the colonies?
4. WHAT STEPS did Britain take to punish Massachusetts for the colonists' acts of resistance?
5. WHO MADE up the second Continental Congress and why was it formed?