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APUSH Dr. I. IboketteStudy/Practice Short Essay QuestionsBrinkley, Ch. 3Discuss the differences between the demographics of the colonial South and those of the colonial North.Assess the beginnings of slavery in North America (in the main text) and make an argument for which historical explanation for its origins—from the section “Debating the Past: The Origins of Slavery”— is the most accurate.How did the English colonists’ attitudes toward Indians compare with their views toward Africans?How did immigration affect social and economic life in the colonies?What were the critical differences between a southern plantation and a New England town?Assess the character and nature of religion in colonial America. What effect did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening have on life in British North America?Brinkley, Ch 4Why was British rule in the colonies decentralized? What groups benefited from this and how?Up until the 1760s, how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?What were the policy differences between Britain’s Navigation Acts (mid-1600s) and the various acts passed after 1763? Why did the Navigation Acts not spark colonial rebellion as did the acts passed after 1763?What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?Describe the origins of the American Revolution.What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War, and why did it adopt those policies?Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.Select any four colonial leaders and explain the specific role each played in the coming of the American Revolution.Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?Brinkley, Ch 5.Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each side in fighting the Revolutionary pare the leading personalities on both sides in an explanation as to why the upstart United States was able to defeat England.Describe the significance France played in the American Revolution.Considering the events from 1763 to 1781, what could England have done differently to either prevent war or be more successful in waging war?What impact did the American Revolution have on the rights and status of women?What was the legacy of the American Revolution for Native Americans?Characterize the debate over slavery in America immediately following the Revolution. What was the American ideology of republicanism during the Revolutionary era? ................
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