Name ____________________________________________
AP US, Mr. Stillman
CHAPTER 5 – THE CULTURES OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA
(1700 – 1780 CE)
Directions. Read p. 130-158 (Chapter 5). Then define the each key term AND explain its historical significance
in the LATE COLONIAL ERA (1700-1780 CE). If there are multiple terms listed together, define them and then
answer the chapter questions that
follow completely and in your own words.
explain how they relate to one another. Then,
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER KEY TERMS (DEFINITIONS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE)
The French Crescent
Toleration Act
Apprentice / "journeyman" / master
Enlightenment
John Locke
Almanac
Ben Franklin / Poor Richard’s Almanac
Jonathan Edwards
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
George Whitefield
Great Awakening
New Lights
Old Lights
Religious Revivals
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER QUESTIONS (ANSWER EACH PART IN DETAIL AND IN YOUR OWN WORDS)
1. Read “From Deerfield to Kahnawake” on p. 130-1 and answer the following questions:
a. What happened to the English colonial residents of Deerfield, Massachusetts? Who did this?
b. What were the differences between the English colonial town of Deerfield in Massachusetts and
the French colonial town of Kahnawake in Canada?
c. What happened to the 10 year-old Eunice Williams?
2. How did Indian America adapt to the new conditions created by colonization? How independent were
Native American tribes during this time?
3. How did the introduction of horses help shape the life of Native American culture on the Great Plains?
4. Explain the role that religion played in the development of the colonies in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
New Spain
New France
New England
The Middle Colonies
The South
5. How did the movement into the Backcountry affect the relations among colonists, Indians, and English
authorities?
6. What does the textbook say is probably the key distinction between life in the "Old World" in Europe and
the colonies of the "New World" in North America?
7. Why did the British colonies get so many more immigrants than New France and New Spain?
8. Name the biggest racial/ethnic group in each of the following British colonial regions:
a.
b.
c.
d.
New England
Middle Colonies (Pennsylvania)
The South (Chesapeake and the Carolinas)
The Backcountry/Frontier (Appalachia)
9. Describe the social class system in:
a. New Spain
b. The British Colonies
10. Differences between the British Colonies and French/Spanish colonies
a. What was the social class group that was quite big in the British colonies that New France and
New Spain did not really have? Do you think this was a positive or a negative trait of the British
colonies? Explain your answer.
b. What was the key difference in the way the British colonies were governed and the way the
French and Spanish colonies were governed? Do you think this was a positive or a negative trait
of the British colonies? Explain your answer.
c. What was the literacy rate in the British colonies compared to the French/Spanish colonies?
Why was literacy particularly high in New England? How did this affect the culture in New
England?
11. The Great Awakening:
a. How was the Puritan religion doing in the Colonies before the Great Awakening?
b. Why did the Great Awakening appeal to young people so much?
c. What were some of the central differences in the beliefs of the New Lights (of the Great
Awakening) vs. the Old Lights?
d. Did the Great Awakening appeal only to whites?
Bonus! Look at the chronology chart on p. 156 (or on the next page of this document). What was the most
important date/event on this chart? You do not need to write an explanation, but be aware, there is only one
possible correct answer to this question.