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Information about the British, French, and Spanish colonies in the eighteenth century in North America. It covers topics such as social mobility, colonial government, immigration policies, and religion. It also discusses the Great Awakening and Enlightenment. useful for students studying US history and colonial America.
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In the British colonies of the eighteenth century, the ability to read was much more widespread than in the French and Spanish colonies. A significant characteristic of Spanish colonial communities was their close association with religious missions. A red "P" on their clothing labeled persons in Boston in the eighteenth century who were receiving public relief. Colonial government in New Spain and New France in the eighteenth century was highly centralized and authoritarian. If you had emigrated to America as a redemptioner, it meant you were an emigrant without means to emigrate. The log cabin, which became an American symbol, was actually introduced by these immigrants: Scandinavians Which one of the following is NOT an area where you would find "long-lot" patterns today? San Francisco Which one of the following BEST describes the English immigration policy? They had a liberal policy for both English and foreign nationals. Social class in America was based on economic rank. In establishing the half-way covenant, the Puritans managed rather than resolved the problem of compulsory church attendance and requirements for church membership. In the 1700s, the designation "middling sort" could be applied to what percentage of all white settlers in North America? 70 The Great Awakening had its deepest effects on young people. During the eighteenth century, the middle colonies exhibited certain characteristics that distinguished them from New England. Among these was high rates of mobility. Which of the following did NOT play a role in the extraordinary population growth in the British colonies? a drastic increase in the amount of slaves taken from Africa
Which one of the following would be the LEAST likely colonial assumption due to frontier heritage? belief in democracy An Enlightenment thinker would emphasize that humans were capable of understanding natural laws and using them to improve their condition. Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three? Predestination Compared to the French and Spanish colonies, the British ones celebrated social mobility. The existence of "strolling poor" indicated an eighteenth century trend in less available land. English authorities made the Church of England the official state religion in the Chesapeake colonies. The debates over religion between New Lights and Old Lights were, in part, the result of insecurities over all of the following EXCEPT Relations with England. The areas of greatest economic equality in British North America were found In areas of self-sufficient farming. The majority of North American colonists made their livings as Subsistence farmers. The Spanish who came to California were Eventually able to develop a flourishing economy based on farming and ranching. The heart of the French community in North America was The farmers ( habitants ) who had farms along the St. Lawrence, the Mississippi, and in the Illinois country. The Puritans in New England Established the tradition of republican rule and local autonomy by allowing church members to run their own affairs. The Spanish established missions north along the Pacific Coast from Baja California after hearing rumors about the expansion of what country in the northern Pacific? Russia. The French generally had better relations with Native Americans than the English because The French actively sought alliances with native peoples. British North America was said to be unusually democratic for the eighteenth century because Taxation and spending were controlled by legislative bodies elected by the colonists.