Chapter V: Colonial Society on the Eve of the Revolution

REVISED

  1. What accounted for the dynamic population growth of the colonies? By 1750, how did American population compare with the British?
  2. Where would you find the following ethnic groups within North America? Dutch, Scoth-Irish, Scots Highlander, Germans.
  3. Copy the Colonial Social Pyramid (pg. 65) and explain what it means? To what extent does it represent a Democratic society? Did mobility exist between classes? If so, how much?
  4. In terms of status within American colonial society, which profession was most important -- ministry, medicine, or law? why?
  5. If you were an English merchant and you wished to buy a large amount of tobacco at the lowest price possible, which colony would you visit? Why? For cod? For rice? for rum?
  6. If you are a typical colonial person, where would you go to find out what is happening in the area? A library, a college, the town square, a tavern, a meeting house?
  7. What is an established religion? Which two religions were established in the colonies and in which colonies was each established ?
  8. What was the Great Awakening? What kinds of effects did it have on the colonies?
  9. Why were most colonial colleges founded? If you wished to gain an education free from sectarian influence, which colonial college would you attend?
  10. Why was an artist a generally unpopular choice for a career in colonial America?
    Summarize American science in 1775.
  11. Why was the Zenger trial an important precedent for America?
  12. How could colonists most effectively control the Royal governors?
  13. Identify:
    • Paul Revere
    • Muster
    • Jonathan Edwards
    • Valley Forge
    • Williamsburg
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