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APUSH: American Pageant 13th Edition: Chapter 5 Flashcards

Chapter 5 Study Questions using the American Pageant 13th Edition textbook. For eleventh grade Advanced Placement United States History. Vidalia High School.

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879147893How did population growth in the American colonies affect their relationship with England?because the ration between English and American was narrowing, which set the stage for a power shift from England to the Colonies. England hated this.0
879147894Explain why colonial America can rightly be described as a melting pot.it was a huge mix of different types of people and cultures because there were so many nationalities (such as africans. germans, swiss, dutch, french, english, welsh, swedes, scots, irish) living there.1
879147895Describe the structure of colonial society.the structure of colonial society was highlighted by equality and opportunity. There wasn't a nobility class that dominated, and most people were modest,small farmers. There were a few skilled artisans. Most remarkable was the mobility of the social ladder.2
879147896Which profession was honored in the colonies? Lease honored?Most- christian ministry. Least- physicians.3
879147897Why were lawyers not favorably regarded?because they were referred to a 'noisy windbags or troublemaking rouges'.4
879147898What were the most important economic activities in the colonies? (describe four)agriculture (tobacco, wheat, it involved about 90% of the people), manufacturing (not too important but there were many small enterprises), and lumbering (most important manufacturing activity), ship building.5
879147899How and why were taverns cradles of democracy?because many people gathered there and would discuss political issues, which is a major part of democracy.6
879147900What were the major denominations in the colonies?Anglican and the Congregational7
879147901What was the Great Awakening and why did it occur?it was a religious revival. It occurred because people had grown away from the church and the suddenly more ideas about religion began popping up and people got interested8
879147902How did Johnathan Edwards and George Whitefield influence the Great Awakening?by being that spark that was needed to set it off. They used their passions to spread their religious views. They brought new ideas and passion9
879147903What distinguished the Old Lights from the New Lights?because unlike the new light the old lights were skeptical of the emotionalism and theatrics of the Great Awakening.10
879147904Why did the NE colonies lead the way in public education?because of the old deluder law11
879147905What was the main purpose of establishing colleges and universities in the colonies? what was the first?to prepare men for the ministry. Harvard.12
879147906How did the colonies compare to England in the areas of art, literature, and science?they had still not caught up to England. The colonies took European things and changed them.13
879147907Who was John Peter Zenger? Why was the Zenger case so important?a newspaper printer whose newspaper was assailed the corrupt royal governor. its important because it opened the door to freedom of the press and health of democracy.14
879147908How were most colonial governments organized?with a two house legislative body and governors that were appointed by the king15
879147909Although not completely democratic, the colonies were more democratic than england. Explain.they were 'giving freer reign to the democratic ideals of tolerance, educational advantages,equality of economic opportunity, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and representative gov't.16
879147910How did the colonists amuse themselves?militia 'musters'. frontier lesuires like quilting bes, funerals and weddings, winter sports in the north, hunting, dancing, lotteries, plays and holidays.17
879147911How were the 13 British colonies similar?in the fact that they all spoke English, had english customs, were Christian,had some type of religious toleration or freedom, social mobility, and self gov't18

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