What as the significance of large numbers of Immigrants from places other than England? A mingling of the races The Structure of Colonial Society Know: Social Mobility 3. Assess the degree of social mobility in the colonies. High degree of social mobility. No classes, no one really had the “upper hand”. Colonial Americans were able to go from “rags to riches” with somewhat of an ease. Makers of America: The Scots-Irish Know: The Session 4. How had the history of the Scots-Irish affected their characteristics? * they distanced themselves from the Anglican church.
This affected their elisions choices later on – they accepted Presbyterianism, not Anglicanism. Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists Know: Smallpox, Diphtheria 5. Why has the relative prestige of the professions changed from colonial times to today? 1 OFF Know: Triangular Trade, Naval Stores, Molasses Act 6. Describe some of the more important occupations in the colonies. Horsepower and Sallower Know: Taverns 7. What was it like to travel in early America? Dominant Denominations Know: Established Church, Anglicans, Congregationalists, Presbyterian 8. How did the denominations in America affect relations with Great Britain?
The Great Awakening Know: Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield, Old Lights, New Lights, Baptists 9. How was the religion encompassed in the Great Awakening different from traditional religion? What was important about the difference? Schools and Colleges Know: Latin and Greek 10. What kind of education could a young person expect in colonial times? A Provincial Culture Know: John Trustful, Charles Wilson Pale, Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Benjamin Franklin 11. Did Americans distinguish themselves in the arts during the colonial period? Explain. Know: John Peter Zinger 2.
Why was the Jury verdict in the Zinger case important? The Great Game of Politics Know: Royal Colonies, Proprietary Colonies, Self-governing Colonies, Colonial Assemblies, Power of the Purse, Town Meetings, Property Qualifications 13. How democratic was colonial America? Colonial Folkways.
