Question 1

Discuss the major social and political crises that the English colonies of North America experienced in the late seventeenth century.What were the sources of these crises,and how did they affect the inhabitants of the colonies?

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Question 2

William Penn called his colony a "holy experiment." Chronicle the development of Pennsylvania,with particular attention to the advantages that the colony offered to settlers.What liberties were guaranteed and to whom? Why and how did conflicts with the Indians start?

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Question 3

"North America at mid-eighteenth century was home to a remarkable diversity of people and different kinds of social organization." In a thoughtful essay,defend this statement,touching on each of the colonies,the various groups of people living in those colonies,and the freedoms and liberties extended to them.

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Question 4

The Glorious Revolution solidified the notion that liberty was a birthright of the Englishman.Explain how the Glorious Revolution contributed to this idea and how it subsequently affected the colonies.Did all of the colonists react to the Glorious Revolution in the same way? If there were differences,what were they? How was the language of liberty used?

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Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-William Penn

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Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Glorious Revolution in America

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Question 7

Various groups in this period of colonial history seized on the language of freedom to advance their goals.Analyze how these groups defined freedom and used its language.How successful were they in achieving their goals?

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Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Consumer revolution

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Question 9

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Anglicization

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Question 10

The line between slavery and freedom was more permeable in the seventeenth century than it would become later.Explain how slavery was treated in the seventeenth century by discussing the law,customs,and liberties extended to slaves.What contributed to the hardening of the line between slavery and freedom?

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Question 11

By the 1750s,North American colonists possessed a dual identity: they were both British in their attempts at Anglicization and also distinctly American.What factors contributed to this dual identity? What reinforced the British identity? What reinforced the American identity? Be sure to discuss political,cultural,social,and economic aspects of society.

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Question 12

Explain how and why tobacco planters in the Chesapeake region came to rely on African slaves rather than European indentured servants over the course of the seventeenth century.At what point did the Chesapeake become a "slave society" rather than merely a "society with slaves"?

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Question 13

Explain why the colonies had fewer people in poverty than England.What economic and social conditions were at the root of this difference? For those who were in poverty in the colonies,what led to this condition increasing in the eighteenth century,and what was life like for them?

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Question 14

"Liberty of conscience," wrote a German newcomer in 1739,was the "chief virtue" of British North America,"and on this score I do not repent my immigration." Explain what he meant by that remark.What did immigrants find attractive about the British colonies? What liberties and freedoms were available to the newcomers?

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Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Leisler's Rebellion

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Quiz 3: Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Discuss the major social and political crises that the English colonies of North America experienced in the late seventeenth century.What were the sources of these crises,and how did they affect the inhabitants of the colonies?

William Penn called his colony a "holy experiment." Chronicle the development of Pennsylvania,with particular attention to the advantages that the colony offered to settlers.What liberties were guaranteed and to whom? Why and how did conflicts with the Indians start?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -William Penn

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Glorious Revolution in America

Various groups in this period of colonial history seized on the language of freedom to advance their goals.Analyze how these groups defined freedom and used its language.How successful were they in achieving their goals?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Consumer revolution

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Anglicization

Explain how and why tobacco planters in the Chesapeake region came to rely on African slaves rather than European indentured servants over the course of the seventeenth century.At what point did the Chesapeake become a "slave society" rather than merely a "society with slaves"?

Explain why the colonies had fewer people in poverty than England.What economic and social conditions were at the root of this difference? For those who were in poverty in the colonies,what led to this condition increasing in the eighteenth century,and what was life like for them?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Leisler's Rebellion