APUSHUnit 2

Chapter 4

#1

Compare and contrast the typical family conditions and ways of life in

Colonial America.

Southern Whites

Slaves

New Englanders

#2

Why was the tobacco culture of early Maryland and Virginia so harsh and

unstable? How did the environmental / demographic conditions of the

Chesapeake affect the social, political, and economic life of the colonies?

Chesapeake Tobacco Economy

Bacon’s Rebellion Southern Society

#3

What was the underlying cause of the expansion of African slavery in

North America? Could the colonies’ labor problem have been solved

without slavery?

Colonial Slavery

Africans in America

Slave Revolts

#4

How did the harsh climate and soil, stern religion, and tightly knit New

England town shape the Yankee character?

New England Family New England Towns

Half Way Covenant Salem Witch Trials

N.E. Way of LifeEarly Settlers’ Days

and Ways

#5

Had 17th century colonial society already developed a recognizable

American culture or did it still reflect the Old World Europe?

Family Life Social Class

Ethnicity Religion

APUSH Unit 2

Chapter 5

#1

What were the factors which contributed to the growing

population and the multiculturalism which existed in Colonial America? What were the consequences for

both of these?

Conquest by the Cradle

Mingling of the Races Germans Scots-Irish

Homogeneous v. Heterogeneous Society

Crevecoeur quote “What is this new American?”

#2

Describe the structure of colonial society in the 18th century.

What developments tended to make society less equal and more

hierarchical?

The Average American

17th vs. 18th Century

Prospects, Planters, and Paupers

Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists

Workaday America

Triangular Trade | Molasses Act

#3

What were the causes and consequences of the Great

Awakening? How was religious revival linked to

the development of a sense of American uniqueness and identity?

Dominant Denominations

1st Great Awakening

Old Lights v. New Lights

Schools and Colleges

#4

What features of colonial politics contributed to the development of popular democracy, and what kept political life from being more truly

democratic?

A Provincial Culture (Art and Literature)

Pioneer Presses – Peter Zenger Trial

The Great Game of Politics | Voting

Colonial Folkways

#5Some historians argue that America during

the 18th century was becoming more European, while others argue that

developments like the 1st Great Awakening and the rise of colonial assemblies made the colonies truly

American for the first time. Which of these interpretations is more

persuasive, and why?

APUSH Unit 2

Chapter 6

#1

Compare France’s colonizing efforts in the New World with Spain’s and

England’s. What factors explain France’s

relatively weak impact on the New World compared with others?

Foreign and Domestic Troubles

1608 | Huron and Iroquois Tribes

Population Growth

Valuable ResourcesEconomic Religious

#2

What were the causes of the French and Indian War? In what ways were the American colonists involved in the home country’s struggle with

France?

Clash of Empires

Ohio Valley

Albany Congress

Colonial Home Rule Albany Plan

#3

What was the general strategy of the British and the French during the War? How successful were they?

Braddock

Pitt’s Palms of Victory

#4

What were the consequences of the French and Indian War?

Explain why Britain’s success in defeating the French led to failures

in dealing with its colonial subjects?

Loss of French Territory in North America

Restless Colonists

The Move from Disunity to Unity

Pontiac’s Uprising | Proclamation of 1763

#5When the French and Indian War began,

most American colonists were extremely proud and happy to be British

citizens, part of the world’s greatest empire.

When it ended many of them no longer felt that way, even though the British Empire was more powerful than ever.

Why?