HIST 101: Chapter 4 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History

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Review Question 6

On Page 112, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Merchants in New..."

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How were colonial merchants in British America involved in the Atlantic economy, and what was the role of the slave trade in that economy?

Review Question 7

On Page 113, find the sentence beginning with the words: "From a minor..."

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We often consider the impact of the slave trade only on the United States, but its influence extended much further. How did it affect West African nations and society, other regions of the Americas, and the nations of Europe?

Review Question 3

On Page 115, find the sentence beginning with the words: "By the mid-eighteenth..."

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Three distinct slave systems were well entrenched in Britain's mainland colonies. Describe the main characteristics of each system.

Review Question 8

On Page 118, find the sentence beginning with the words: "In music, art,..."

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How was an African American collective identity created in these years, and what role did slave rebellions play in that process?

Review Question 2

On Page 122, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Whereas republican liberty..."

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How did the ideas of republicanism and liberalism differ in eighteenth-century British North America?

Review Question 5

On Page 130, find the sentence beginning with the words: "The Great Awakening..."

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What ideas generated by the American Enlightenment and the Great Awakening prompted challenges to religious, social, and political authorities in the British colonies?

Review Question 1

On Page 137, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Britain's victory fundamentally..."

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How did Great Britain's position in North America change relative to the other European powers during the first three-quarters of the eighteenth century?

Review Question 9

On Page 138, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Among other consequences,..."

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How did a distinct Native American identity start to emerge after the Seven Years' War?

Review Question 4

On Page 141, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Participation in the..."

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How and why did the colonists' sense of a collective British identity change during the years before 1764?