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STEP 3: PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER 5 STUDY GUIDE

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.

NEW ENGLAND How did the economy of New England differ from that of other regions? Why did New England not attract as many immigrants as other areas did? How did that affect the social structures of the region?	THE SOUTHERN COLONIES AND SPANISH CALIFORNIA What role did slavery play in the social and economic development of the South? How did slaves attempt to maintain their own culture and gain some control within the limits of slavery? Why did New Spain establish presidios and missions, and what were their consequences for Native Americans?
THE MIDDLE COLONIES How did immigration shape the religious and ethnic diversity of the middle colonies? What factors led immigrants to settle in the middle colonies? How did Atlantic commerce, particularly colonial consumption, affect the middle colonies?	LOOKING BACKWARD, LOOKING AHEAD How did the relationship between the colonies and Britain in the eighteenth century differ from that of the seventeenth century? What were the most pressing sources of potential conflict between the colonies and Britain in 1770? What were the most important sources of cooperation and mutual dependence?

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