Unit #2 RG Questions

Describe how the English colonies became more diverse.

Describe the German settlement.

Describe the religious diversity of the English colonies.

How had life for indigenous persons changed by the mid 1700s?

What do the petitioners find objectionable about non-English migrants to Pennsylvania?

How do these documents reflect different views of who should be entitled to the benefits of freedom in the American colonies?

Describe the backcountry (where was it, who settled it, and why).

Describe the specific trade relations between the English colonies and other parts of the world.

Describe why the gap between rich and poor grew in 1700s America.

Describe the power the wealthy class had in Virginia.

Describe life for the poor in the colonies.

By the 1700s, what did colonial farm families equate with freedom, and why might this become important as the century continues?

How and why did the role of women change between the 1600s and 1700s?

Describe the Great Awakening.

Explain specifically the criticisms of colonial society expressed by the Great Awakening.

Describe the connection between the Great Awakening and the coming American Revolution.

Describe the different factions vying for the Ohio Valley.

What was the Seven Years/French and Indian War?

Describe the Seven Years’ War.

Describe the terms of the Peace of Paris 1763.

How did the British plan to pay for their war debt?

What was the result of the Treaty of Paris on the indigenous nations?

What was Pontiac’s Rebellion?

What led to the Proclamation of 1763 and what was its purpose?

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 cause resentment?

How and why did the Seven Years’ War change relations between colonists and the indigenous persons?

What aspects of white behavior does Scarouyady object to?

What elements of Indian life does Neolin criticize most strongly?

How did the Seven Years’ War unite colonists?

Describe the Albany Plan of Union. 

Describe the Triangular Trade of products.

Describe the Middle Passage.

How did slavery in the Chesapeake impact the social structure of the Chesapeake?

How and why did life change for freed blacks?

Explain how and why Northern slavery differed from Southern.

Describe how African-American cultures differed by region.

Describe various ways Black Americans resisted slavery.

Describe the Stono Rebellion and the result.

Explain what was meant by “republicanism.”

Explain what was meant by “liberalism.”

What was meant by a “social contract”?

To what extent did American colonists experience greater democracy than in England?

To what extent did the common people have a voice in colonial government?

Explain salutary neglect and why it would have an impact on the future relations of the colonies and England.

Explain why Zenger was put on trial.

Explain the important precedent set by the outcome of this case.

What was the Enlightenment and how did it impact the colonists?

Describe the relationship between the colonists and the British government prior to the Seven Years’ War.

Explain the colonials biggest grievance regarding taxes.

What was the Sugar Act and why was it so contested?

What did the Stamp Act do and what was its purpose?

Give three specific reasons the Stamp Act was specifically detested.

What was meant by the rally cry “no taxation without representation”?

Describe the purpose and significance of the Stamp Act Congress.

Describe the purpose and significance of the Committees of Correspondence.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

Describe the Townshend Acts.

Who were the Daughters of Liberty and what were “homespun” items?

What was the Boston Massacre and how did it become of symbol for revolution?

Explain the purpose of the Boston Tea Party.

Describe the specific regulations enacted by the Intolerable Acts.

Describe the Quebec Act.

What led to the Continental Congress, and what was it?

Explain what was decided at this first meeting of the Continental Congress.

What is meant by “natural rights” and how did it inspire the colonists?

To what extent did the various regions of the colonies desire independence from England?

Explain the various arguments made by Thomas Paine in his pamphlet “Common Sense”?

How and why did “Common Sense” gain widespread popularity?

What ideas were included in the Declaration of Independence?

What is meant by “American exceptionalism”?

What weaknesses did the colonial (Continental Army) military face?

What made George Washington change his policy toward Black Americans in the military?

What motivated Black Americans to join the military?

Describe the specific terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1783.

Who was Abigail Adams and what was she trying to achieve?

How was the idea of political participation challenged in the aftermath of the American Revolution?

Describe the government and constitution of Pennsylvania after 1776.

Define “republic.”

What fundamental idea did the various states disagree about in regards to a republican government?

To what extent was suffrage (the ability to vote) enjoyed by all Americans?

What is meant by “separation of church and state”?

What actions during the Revolutionary period moved the country toward religious freedom?

What limitations on religious freedom continued?

What was accomplished by a Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom?

Why was Christianity embraced by colonial leaders, even those who were not themselves Christian?

Why did some founders argue for the establishment of public schools?

Who were the loyalists?

Describe the actions taken against Loyalists after the American Revolution.

Describe the various roles different tribes played in the American Revolution.

Explain why an indigenous person from the era was quoted as saying American independence was “the greatest blow that could have been dealt to us.”

Describe the hypocrisy within the colonial writers anti-British rhetoric.

Describe the various reasons slavery continued within the states after the American Revolution.

Describe some early anti-slavery positions.

Describe at least three anti-slavery actions taken by Black Americans of the revolutionary era.

Describe the fate of many Black Loyalists.

Explain what happened to every state north of Maryland by 1804.

To what extent was abolition in the North carried out quickly?

What roles did women play in the American Revolution?

What does Abigail Adams have in mind when she refers to the “unlimited power” husbands exercise over their wives?

How do the slaves employ the principles of the Revolution for their own aims?