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Chapter 3--The American Colonies Take Shape (1607-1765)Section 1—Immigration and SlaveryDue_____________Focus Question: Which major groups of immigrants came to Britain’s American colonies in the 1700s?Read Section 1, pp. 66-71Define the following terms: indentured servants, backcountry, triangular trade, Middle Passage, Olaudah Equiano, Phillis WheatleyAnswer the following questions as you read:Based on the description of European immigration to the American colonies, what were the main causes of immigration to the Americas?How did slavery differ in the North and South?Why did slavery become a permanent condition in the colonies?Why do you think enslaved African Americans living in the South were able to preserve parts of African culture as well as build a new African American culture?Section 2—The American Colonies and EnglandDue_______________Focus Question: How did English ideas about government and the economy influence life in the 13 colonies?Read Section 2, pp. 72-79Define the following terms: Magna Carta, Parliament, English Bill of Rights, habeas corpus, salutary neglect, John Peter Zenger, mercantilism, Navigation Acts, consumer revolution, Triangular Trade, Enlightenment, Ben Franklin, Great AwakeningAnswer the following questions as you read: How do you think England’s policy of salutary neglect toward the 13 colonies would affect the colonies’ future political and economic development?How did England’s economic policies serve the interests of both the British and the American colonists?How did the ideas of the Enlightenment lead to the Great Awakening? How did the Great Awakening lead to the growth of democratic ideas in the 13 colonies?Section 3— Comparing Regional Cultures Due____________________Focus Question: How did life differ in each of the three main regions of the British colonies?Read Section 3, pp. 80-84 Define the following terms: grammar schoolsAnswer the following questions as you read:In what ways were each of the major regions of the British colonies similar to one another, and in what ways were they different?Why do you think more immigrants moved to the Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies?How do the goals and opportunities for education differ between colonial times and today?Section 4—Wars of EmpireDue______________________Focus Question: How did Great Britain’s wars with France affect the American colonies?Read Section 4, pp. 85-89Define the following terms: George Washington, French and Indian War, Treaty of Paris, Pontiac’s Rebellion, Proclamation of 1763, Albany Plan of UnionAnswer the following questions as you read:Why did the French and British fight frequently during the 1600s and 1700s?What was the effect of the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion on the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain? ................
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