Short answers about America history:
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1. Describe and explain the meaning of the Columbian exchange. How did both the Old and New Worlds experience gains and losses because of the exchange? Which world benefited the most? Why?
2. Why did the British establish colonies in the Chesapeake and Carolina? How and why did life and labor in these colonies change during the 17th century? What developments occurred then that continued to shape America for generations?
3. Why did immigrants flood into Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century? Did the population in Pennsylvania and the other middle colonies differ from those of New England and the southern colonies?
4. How and why were the British colonists becoming “American” by 1760? What characterized this society?
5. Describe and explain the evolution of American political thought and tactics in opposing British policies between 1754 and 1774. Why and how had the revolutionary movement brought the colonies to the brink of declaring independence? Do you think that the American Revolution was inevitable by 1774? Why or why not?
6. Describe and explain the roles played by loyalists, African Americans, women, and American Indians during the Revolutionary War. How did the outcome of the war affect them?
7. Describe and explain why the British lost and the Americans won the Revolutionary War. In your answer, cite key military battles as well as other factors.