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Chapter3:TheBritishAtlanticWorld

2.1.II.D:ThecoloniesofthesouthernmostAtlanticcoastandtheBritishWestIndiesusedlong
growingseasonstodevelopplantationeconomiesbasedonexportingstaplecrops.They
dependedonthelaborofenslavedAfricans,whooftenconstitutedthemajorityofthepopulation
intheseareasanddevelopedtheirownformsofculturalandreligiousautonomy.

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ClassNotes

5WsforSouthAtlantic
System.

Howwereslavesable
toestablishtheirown
communitieswithinthe
systemofslavery?

5WsfortheMiddle
Passage.

5WsfortheStono
Rebellion.

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2.1.II.E:DistanceandBritainsinitiallylaxattentionledtothecoloniescreatingselfgoverning
institutionsthatwereunusuallydemocraticfortheera.TheNewEnglandcoloniesbasedpower
inparticipatorytownmeetings,whichinturnelectedmemberstotheircoloniallegislaturesin
theSoutherncolonies,eliteplantersexercisedlocalauthorityandalsodominatedtheelected
assemblies.

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ClassNotes

Describethemethods
throughwhich
SouthernGentrywere
abletodominate
assemblies.

Whatissalutary
neglect?

5Wsforcolonial
assembliesinNew
England.

2.1.III.A:AnAtlanticeconomydevelopedinwhichgoods,aswellasenslavedAfricansand
AmericanIndians,wereexchangedbetweenEurope,Africa,andtheAmericasthroughextensive
tradenetworks.Europeancolonialeconomiesfocusedonacquiring,producing,andexporting
commoditiesthatwerevaluedinEuropeandgainingnewsourcesoflabor.

5WsfortheSouth
AtlanticSystem.

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2.1.III.B:ContinuingtradewithEuropeansincreasedtheflowofgoodsinandoutofAmerican
Indiancommunities,stimulatingculturalandeconomicchangesandspreadingepidemicdiseases
thatcausedradicaldemographicshifts.

Whatistribalization?

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ClassNotes

Whatcaused

tribalizationinAmerica
andwhataspectsof
NativeAmericanlife
weretransformed
becauseofit?

2.1.III.C:InteractionsbetweenEuropeanrivalsandAmericanIndianpopulationsfosteredboth
accommodationandconflict.French,Dutch,British,andSpanishcoloniesalliedwithandarmed
AmericanIndiangroups,whofrequentlysoughtallianceswithEuropeansagainstotherIndian
groups.

HowweretheIroquois
abletoplaytheFrench
andEnglishagainst
eachother.Whatwere
theirgoalsfordoing
so?

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2.2.I.C:TheBritishgovernmentincreasinglyattemptedtoincorporateitsNorthAmerican
coloniesintoacoherent,hierarchical,andimperialstructureinordertopursuemercantilist
economicaims,butconflictswithcolonistsandAmericanIndiansledtoerraticenforcementof
imperialpolicies.

Whatismercantilism?

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ClassNotes

Describethreeacts

throughwhichEnglish
parliamentattemptedto
controltradewithinthe
Americancolonies.

2.2.II.A:AlltheBritishcoloniesparticipatedtovaryingdegreesintheAtlanticslavetradedueto
theabundanceoflandandagrowingEuropeandemandforcolonialgoods,aswellasashortage
ofindenturedservants.SmallNewEnglandfarmsusedrelativelyfewenslavedlaborers,allport
citiesheldsignificantminoritiesofenslavedpeople,andtheemergingplantationsystemsofthe
ChesapeakeandthesouthernmostAtlanticcoasthadlargenumbersofenslavedworkers,while
thegreatmajorityofenslavedAfricansweresenttotheWestIndies.

2.2.II.B:Aschattelslaverybecamethedominantlaborsysteminmanysoutherncolonies,new
lawscreatedastrictracialsystemthatprohibitedinterracialrelationshipsanddefinedthe
descendantsofAfricanAmericanmothersasblackandenslavedinperpetuity.

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ClassNotes

Whatischattel
slavery?

HowwereEnglish
lawspertainingto
intermixtureof
races/socialclasses
differentthanthoseof
theSpanish?

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2.2.II.C:Africansdevelopedbothovertandcovertmeanstoresistthedehumanizingaspectsof
slaveryandmaintaintheirfamilyandgendersystems,culture,andreligion.

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ClassNotes

DescribetwoOVERT
methodsthroughwhich
AfricanAmericans
resistedthe
dehumanizingaspects
ofslavery.

Describetwo
COVERTmethods
throughwhichAfrican
Americansresistedthe
dehumanizingaspects
ofslavery.

ThematicEssayQuestions:

Geography:Explainhowgeographicandenvironmentalfactorsshapedthedevelopmentof
variouscommunities,andanalyzehowcompetitionforanddebatesovernaturalresourceshave
affectedbothinteractionsamongdifferentgroupsandthedevelopmentofgovernmentpolicies.

NationalAmericanIdentity:Explainhowideasaboutdemocracy,freedom,andindividualism
foundexpressioninthedevelopmentofculturalvalues,politicalinstitutions,andAmerican
identity.

Culture:Explainhowdifferentgroupidentities,includingracial,ethnic,class,andregional
identities,haveemergedandchangedovertime.

Culture:Explainhowideasaboutwomensrightsandgenderroleshaveaffectedsocietyand
politics.

Work,Exchange,andTechnology:Explainhowpatternsofexchange,markets,andprivate
enterprisehavedeveloped,andanalyzewaysthatgovernmentshaverespondedtoeconomic
issues.

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Work,Exchange,andTechnology:ExplainhowdifferentlaborsystemsdevelopedinNorth
AmericaandtheUnitedStates,andexplaintheireffectsonworkerslivesandU.S.society.

Work,Exchange,andTechnology:Explainhowculturalinteraction,cooperation,competition,
andconflictbetweenempires,nations,andpeopleshaveinfluencedpolitical,economic,and
socialdevelopmentinNorthAmerica.

AmericaintheWorld:Explainhowculturalinteraction,cooperation,competition,andconflict
betweenempires,nations,andpeoplehaveinfluencedpolitical,economic,andsocial
developmentsinNorthAmerica.