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Conquest by the Cradle
What changed from 1700 to 1775? Why did this
change happen?
The structure of Colonial Society
What was the most remarkable feature of the
American social structure? Explain the social
structure in America.
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Physicians:
Jurists/Lawyer :
How did the population change America?
A Mingling of the Races
Who were the Pennsylvania Dutch? Why did they
come to America? What was their major religion?
Where did the Scot- Irish settle? Why did they
immigrate to the colonies? What was their major
religion?
How did the multi-cultural American identity
develop?
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How did war begin to change the social structure?
Workaday America
What were the bread colonies? Why?
Who were the “jayle birds”? How did they feel
toward the crown? Why?
How did the fishing industry balloon and shape
America’s society?
Clerics, Physicians and Jurists
Describe each of the following professions- How
they were trained, viewed by society and job roles:
Describe the infamous triangular trade: What was
traded on each leg of the trip?
Clergy:
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What were some of the manufacturing industries
that developed?
Horsepower and Sailpower
Describe the transportation systems in early
America. What were some issues?
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The Great Awakening
Why were the Puritan sects declining? What
doctrines were pushing this decline?
What were some of Jonathan Edwards’s beliefs?
Why was lumber so important? What was it being
used for?
How were Taverns “another cradle of democracy”?
Why did George Whitefield become famous?
Why was there a trade imbalance with America and
England? What did Americans do to fix this
imbalance?
Dominant Denominations
Describe the Anglican Churches role (Church of
England)
Describe the revivals lead by Whitefield:
Molasses Act :
Congregationalist Church: Where did it have the
most support? What issues were discussed from
the pulpit?
How did America respond to the Molasses Act?
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What were the long term effects of the Great
Awakening?
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Schools and Colleges
How did the Puritans break down the restrictions
on education? Why?
What were some of Ben Franklin’s inventions? How
were they received by some clergy?
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Why did the governors have a hard time dealing
with the legislatures? How did the legislatures try
to control them?
Pioneer Presses
Describe the court case of Peter Zenger.
What were the qualifications for voting?
What did most colonial schools focus on? Why?
What was established by the Peter Zenger case?
What could be the long term implications?
Colonial Folkways
Describe the food in colonial America.
A Provincial Culture
Where did artist have to go to be educated and
make money?
What did people do for pleasure?
South:
What did Ben Franklin write about in Poor Richards
Almanac?
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The Great Game of Politics
How was the two house legislature used in the
colonies? Explain the two different houses:
North:
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What were the similarities in the American
colonies?
Additional Notes: Varying Viewpoints
Colonial America: Communities of Conflict or
Consensus
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