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Unit One &Two APUSH

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1. Briefly explain ONE difference between the economy of the British North American colonies in the Chesapeake region (such as Virginia and Maryland) and the economy of the middle colonies (such as Pennsylvania and New York). The Chesapeake region was more dependent on slave and plantation labor than the Middle colonies.
2. Briefly explain ONE similarity between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economies of the middle colonies. They both engaged in Triangular Trade.
3. Briefly explain ONE reason for a difference between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economy of the middle colonies. Chesapeake relied on large plantation agriculture while middle colonies had a more diverse economy
4. This form of labor replaced indentured servants and indigenous (native) labor. African Slaves
5. Why would British settlers be opposed to a treaty between Iroquois Indians and the French? It would allow the French to expand their influence and threaten British colonial settlements.
6. What impact did Christian missionaries have on natives in Spanish controlled America? Blended Christianity into Spanish American culture.
7. How do natives respond to Christian missionaries? Some resisted faith and stuck to traditional beliefs but some mixed Christianity in with their own beliefs.
8. What impact did the introduction of new crops from the Americans have on the economics of Europe? Major economic and environmental shifts
9. What impact does trade between America, Europe, and Africa have on each region? Changed cuisine and culture as well as an economical shift.
10. Why was there an increase of exports from Great Britain to their British colonies in North America? Due to mercantilism
11. What is mercantilism? The idea that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country and are useless if they don’t profit.
12. How does mercantilism lead to disputes between the colonies and England? England put restrictions on what colonies could buy so that they could control the colonies economy.
13. How does climate and geography lead to an increase in slave labor in the lower Southern and Upper Southern colonies compared to the Norther (New England) colonies? The land was more fertile in the south leading to large plantations which also means more labor to be done = more slaves.
14. How did the Enlightenment and Great Awakening lead to changes in slavery in the late 1700s? With the increase in intellectuality people’s views on slavery changed. Peoples new concept of human rights challenged the traditional ways of slavery.
15. How did the French differ from the Spanish in relations with American Indians? The French formed a stronger relationship with the American Indians.
16. In what ways did colonies attempt to increase the role of the people in government? Electing representatives to colonial assemblies
17. What was the Columbian Exchange? Widespread exchange of goods and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
18. In what ways did natives respond to British colonization? resisted the efforts of the Europeans to gain more of their land and control through both warfare and diplomacy
19. How did religious toleration in the middle colonies impact the make-up of the population? It made a very diverse population. (Quakers, Catholics, Jews…)
20. What were the economies in the middle colonies based off? Agriculture
21. What challenges did the middle colonies face? Native Americans, weather, religious and ethnic diversity
22. Which European country actively sought to convert Natives to their religion? The Spanish
23. In New England, who could participate in government? Free adult males
24. What form of government was formed in the British North American colonies? Proprietary
25. What contributed to the decline of native populations in the Americas in the 1600s-1700s? Systematic killing, enslavement and ill treatment of the Indians
26. As the native population died from disease, what did European settlers do? European settlers forced indigenous people into slavery and caused the spread of disease.
27. Natives Americans developed/lived in what type of settlements prior to European contact? Pueblos (permanent settlements)
28. What were the Navigation Acts? Laws passed by the British putting restrictions on colonial trade.
29. What was the long-term effect of the Navigation Acts? American Revolution
30. Wat led to the passage of the Navigation Acts? The deterioration of English trade.
31. What was the relationship between English colonists and natives in New England like following Metacom’s War? Significantly more hostile and strained
32. How were the relationships between the French and Natives different from the relationship between the English and Natives? The French allowed the Natives to remain as they were and did not try to change their way of life.
33. What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on the following: a. Americas: 90% of the population was wiped out by diseases that were transferred b. Europe: gained a wide range of calorically rich new crops c. Africa: the fall of African empires
34. Why did the British colonies of North America have a lower demand for slave labor than did the other European colonies? The legal system made it cheaper and less risky.
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