Question 1

To what extent did differences in wealth and status in the colonies increase from 1700 to 1775? How did this increase vary across regions?

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Question 2

How did the presence of so many non-English (Scottish and Irish)and non-British (German,Dutch,French,African,and so forth)settlers affect the character of Britain's North American colonies? What were its particular effects on politics,culture,religion,and social structure?

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Question 3

What were the short-term and long-term consequences of the American colonists seeking foreign markets for their exports?

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Question 4

Summarize the key features of the American population in the early eighteenth century.Consider its sources,size,location,diversity,and mobility.

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Question 5

South Carolina came to rely on the importation of slaves more than other colonies as the eighteen century proceeded,yet it also sought to ban slave imports in 1760.Explain both elements of this seeming contradiction.

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Question 6

Explain how the Great Awakening,an intensely religious movement,contributed to the greater unity of Americans across colonial lines as well as the separation of church and state.

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Question 7

Describe how a uniquely African American culture formed in the southern colonies and what its distinguishing features were.

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Quiz 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775