Chapter 5 Reading Response Questions

SPARTANS,

Remember, the following questions are due in my inbox by 11:59pm on Tuesday, 5 August.

1) Distinguish the differences between Germans and other immigrant groups in colonial America.

2) Describe the Scots-Irish and their impact as immigrants to the American colonies.

3) Analyse how the identity of the tribal peoples of Africa and North America was shaped by the new society emerging in the colonies.

4) Examine the Scots-Irish relationships with the Anglican church and the English monarch, and how these experiences affected the Scots-Irish in America.

5) Briefly describe the social structure and diverse members of colonial society.

6) Describe the developments in colonial infrastructure, such as transportation and administration.

7) Compare and contrast the Anglican and Congregational churches in pre-Revolutionary America.

8) Discuss the impact of the Great Awakening on Americans, including "old light" and "new light" ministers.

9) Briefly describe the different levels of the educational system in colonial America, including the aim or purpose of each level.

10) To what extent did the arts (particularly visual and literary) flourish in the Americas?

11) Examine the impact of colonial newspapers, and the Zenger case specifically, on pre-Revolutionary democracy and concepts of rights.

12) Describe the structure and authority of pre-Revolutionary colonial governments.

13) Analyse the daily life of colonists in pre-Revolutionary America.

14) Discuss the historiographical differences in the points of view on colonial society of historians such as Bushman, Lockeridge, Nash, Heyrman, Greene, and Morgan.