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Question 1

Population increase from 1701 to 1775 in the colonies

Answer 1

Tenfold

Question 2

German immigrants

Answer 2

Founded dutch country while maintaining their customs

Question 3

Scots/Irish

Answer 3

Settled along the western parts of many colonies, traveled to escape the english govt. for which they had little respect

Question 4

Africans

Answer 4

Both slave and free accounted for 20 percent of the population, with 90 percent slaves in the south

Question 5

Key traits of colonial society

Answer 5

English culture dominance, self governance by each colony, toleration, and no hereditary aristocracy

Question 6

Men

Answer 6

Continued to work, landowning reserved, near unlimited power in the home by english law

Question 7

Women

Answer 7

Average 8 kids, household work, education, divorce legal but rare, limited rights

Question 8

Economic traits

Answer 8

All colonies had a variety of different types of land for farming, with the most arable in the south where plantations were profitable. Gold and silver used for trade, paper currencies led to inflation

Question 9

Religion

Answer 9

Protestant dominance in the early colonies. Anglicans and congregationalists present as well

Question 10

The Great Awakening

Answer 10

Large intellectual change, more expression of religious freedom, strongest from 1730s to 1740s

Question 11

Culture

Answer 11

New architecture and art styles, widespread literature, new pioneers like Ben Franklin in the field of science

Question 12

Education

Answer 12

First tax-supported schools, first colleges such as Harvard etc

Question 13

New professions

Answer 13

Physicians, Lawyers, press workers

Question 14

Politics

Answer 14

Local governments, bicameral legislature in each, voting limited to priveleged white men