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APUSH AMSCO Main points of Unit 2 (2.7)Learning Objectives (2.7) - correct answers -Explain how and why the movement of a variety of people and ideas across the Atlantic contributed to the development of American culture over time. -Explain how and why the different goals and interests of European leaders and colonists affected how they viewed themselves and their relationships with Britain Population Growth - correct answers By 1775 the colonial population was 2,500,000, a big increase from the mere 250,000 population in 1701. Among African Americans, the population increase was significant. It went from 28,000 in 1701 to 500,000 by 1775. The cause for the population growth was due to a high level of immigration and and a higher birthrate. Fertile land and a dependable food supply resulted in higher European immigration and was able to support raising large families. European Immigrants - correct answers Many immigrants, who came from France and German-speaking states, were escaping religious persecution and wars and some were seeking economic opportunity. Most of them settled in the middle colonies or southern colonies; few settled up in New England. -British settlement: due to few problems at home, few English people immigrated to the Americas -Scotch-Irish: They had little respect for the British, who had pressured them to leave Ireland. most settled in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia, and the Carolinas and made up 7% of the population -German settlement: They maintained their language, customs, and religious beliefs. Most were Lutherans/ They obeyed laws but took little interest in politics. They made up about 6% of the colonial population. Enslaved Africans in America - correct answers Enslaved Africans worked as labors, bricklayers, or blacksmiths but the most common jobs were on plantations. They made up about 20% of the colonial population Colonial Society - correct answers All of the colonies allowed religious tolerance in the colonies but with varying degrees of freedom. Only Christians can participate in government. Husbands had almost unlimited power over their homes, including the right to beat their wives. Women were expected to do housekeeping tasks, including cleaning, laundry, providing medical care, and raising the children. Women had limited legal and political rights Economic Makeup of the Colonies - correct answers New England - Due to harsh winters and rocky soil, farmers only participated in subsistence farming, which means they only made enough food for the family. They profited mostly from fishing, shipbuilding, and rum-distilling Middle colonies - Rich soil in this area produced an abundance of crops to export to England and the West Indes. Ironmaking was also a small manufacturing business in the middle colonies. Trading led to the growth of cities like Philidelphia and New York. Southern colonies - Since the geography of this land was diverse, agriculture varied greatly. Some worked on small farms and few lived on large plantations that used slave labor. Tobacco, timber, rice, and indigo were popular crops from this region Religion in the Colonies - correct answers In the New England Region most people were puritan (congregationalist or prysbeterian) Dutch people in New York attended a Reformed Church. Most belonged tot he Church of England and were known as Anglicans In Pennsylvania Lutherans, Mennonites, and Quakers were common Anglicans were common in Virginia and southern states and Catholics and Jews were common in Maryland. As religious diversity increased, government support of relgion decreased. In the protestant dominant colonies, there was an established church. The Great Awakening - correct answers Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established. Religious leaders in this era included Jonathan Edwards, who preached that God was unhappy with our sinfulness and people who repented would go to heaven but people who did not would be banished to hell. George Whitefield preached that people who openly professed to their love of Christ would go to heaven and that ordinary people can practice on their own and that they can understand the gospel without ministers or a church. Effects of the Great Awakening - correct answers American's religious community came to be divided between those who rejected the Great Awakening and those who accepted it (Presbyterians vs Congregationalists). As more denominations were formed, people started to challenge the Congregationalists and Anglicans. One thing to come out of the Great Awakening people were calling for a separation of Church and State. The Great Awakening also changed people's view of authority. If they were able to create different denominations of religions without the help of ministers, they believed that they could also make their own political decisions as well.