AP US History Unit 1 FRQs Flashcards
Compare the ways in which TWO of the following reflected tensions in colonial society.
Bacon’s Rebellion
Salem Witch Trials
Bacon’s Rebellion
Weaknesses
- Indians (Land acquisition)
- Frontier-Farmers (Wanted protection)
~ Indentured Servants
- Nathaniel Bacon
~ Wants in on the fur-trade
Strengths
- Europeans
- Coastal Elites
~ Royal Government
~ Rich Planters
- William Berkeley (Would not give protection)
~ Royal Governor
Salem Witch Trials
Puritan elites were losing control
- Religiosity: Commercialism, wanted to be “a city upon a hill”
- Wealth: Women that became widows inherited estate and money
- Political power: Men are leaving church while women are staying– men no longer participate in politics
- Patriarchal: Widows
The development of colonial societies began in the Americas during late 17th century. With many European nations venturing over the Atlantic, tension aroused within the colonies established from different European motherlands as well as Native Americans. The Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts and the Pueblo Revolt in present-day New Mexico presented strain relations developing colonies had to face at the time. The desire of a greater economical benefit, differing social standings, and conflicting religious morals including belief systems contributed to the stress created amongst the communities, as there was not an official governance to abide by throughout the Americas.
The French and Indian War (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess this change with regard to TWO of the following in the period between 1763 and 1775.
Land Acquisition
- Canada (and dispute over Quebec and Northwest lands)
- Proclamation Act of 1763
- Indian treaties open lands to settlement (Treaty of Hard Labor)
- Lands west of the Appalachians Mountain to the Mississippi (by land companies)
- Pontiac’s Rebellion and Paxton Boys’ Response
Economic
- Conflicts over duties and taxes- “costs of empire”
- War debts and western defense costs
- Enumbered goods
- Post-colonial depression and rising colonial poverty
- Boycott and nonimportation strategies by the colonies
The French and Indian War reconstructed and altered the relationship between Britain and North American colonies. The British and the North American colonies at first did have a really good relationship because British patriotism did seem to rise from the colonists. The British were the ones that help the colonist win The French and Indian War. The relationship between the two then obviously get affected when land acquisition and economics tensions start to rise between the two. The aftermath of the French and Indian War, showed that the British and North American colonies couldn’t put their differences aside.
Analyze how the ideas and experiences of the Revolutionary Era influenced the principles embodied in the Articles of Confederation.
Enlightenment
- John Locke- 2 Treaties of Government
- Social Contracts formed
- Protect Life Liberty Property (Natural Rights)
Created during War
- It was necessary for the to create alliances
- Confederation
The events during the Revolutionary War influenced the Articles of Confederation by successfully giving power to the people, but failed to find a suitable system to continue the newly formed government. The first test of its effectiveness did pass and developed the following the first national elections; the beginnings of legislative, executive and judicial activity at the federal level; and the passage of the bill of rights. The Articles of Confederation had to reassess the military, economic and political ideals used during the revolutionary era.
