Honors American Studies 1
Guided Reading Questions 3.1
1. Why did English migration slow in the late 1600s?
2. Where did most immigrants come from during the late 1600s and early
1700s?
3. What push and pull factors motivated German immigrants?
4. How did the status of Africans who were brought to America change? Why
did this come about?
5. Why do you think slave traders wanted to force the captured African people
to eat?
6. What part did the transportation of enslaved African play in the triangular
trade?
7. What characteristics would Africans on the Middle Passage have had to
possess to survive?
8. In which American colonies did most enslaved Africans live? Explain.
9. How did slavery differ in the North and the South?
10.How did the laws concerning enslaved Africans sent to the 13 colonies
change in the 1700s?
11.Based on the description of European immigration to the American colonies,
what were the main causes of immigration to the Americas?
12.Why do you think enslaved African Americans living in the South were able
to preserve parts of African culture as well as build a new African American
culture?