1) Consider Wood's The Origins of American Slavery and the other readings on slavery, were economics or race more important in the American colonists embracing slavery? Did racism case slavery or did racism cause slavery?
2) What role did the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) play in the creation of a sense of an American identity?
3) What ideas drove the First Great Awakening? Be sure to consider "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in your answer.
Reading : SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD : “Their foot shall slide in due time” By Jonathan Edwards