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?