Short Answers:
As you read the chapter and view the videos, take notes on the following questions. Be sure to provide specific examples from this text in your responses. Responses should be at least 1-2 paragraphs (short answer guidelines) :
Describe the “consumer revolution.” How did it change the lives of American colonists? What were some of the positive and negative results of the “consumer revolution”?
What ways did colonists pay for goods during the “consumer revolution”? Why did they have problems with currency?
How was the “consumer revolution” linked to the growth of port cities in the American colonies? What role did slavery play in the economies of these cities, including northern cities?
Compare and contrast the gang system of labor and task system of labor used for slaves.
Describe politics and civic life in the American colonies. What ways did free men participate in civic and political life?
What was the place of women in colonial society? How did expectations for marriages change in the American colonies during the late eighteenth century?
Describe the development of the printing industry and print culture in colonial America.
How did the Great Awakening change religious life in the American colonies? Who were some of the major figures involved in this religious revival?
How did the Great Awakening contribute to the growth of individualism in the American colonies?
How did the Seven Year’s War (also known as the French and Indian War) play out in North
America? How did the British ultimately win the war?
What was the cause of Pontiac’s War? How did Pontiac’s War and the Seven Year’s War led to changes in British policy towards the American colonies?
Key Terms:
As you read and view the videos, use the following terms to help you take notes.
Consumer Revolution
Currency Acts
Caribbean exports
Navigation Acts
colonial cities
gang system
task system
Stono Rebellion
Quaker antislavery
slave trade
provincial, proprietary, or charter colonies
companionate ideal
print culture
Great Awakening
George Whitefield
Seven Years’ War
Paris and Hubertusburg treaties
Neolin
Pontiac’s War
Proclamation of 1763