x x x x x x x x
Correct x
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J. xHector xSt. xJohn xCrevecoeur x– xcorrect xanswer xa xFrenchman xwho xwrote xa
x description xof xthe xAmerican xman xin x1782: xcharacterized xhim xas x"a xnew xman, xwho
x acts xupon xnew xprinciples x. x. x. x[who] xmust xtherefore xentertain xnew xideas, xand xform
x new xopinions." x
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immigrants x- xcorrect xanswer xattracted xto xthe xNew xWorld xby xan xabundance xof xfertile
x land xand xa xdependable xfood xsupply; xconsisted xof xalmost xa xmillion xpeople xfrom xall
x over xEurope x(as xwell xas xenslaved xAfricans); xcaused xthe xEnglish xcolonies' xpopulation
x to xjump xfrom x250,000 xin x1701 xto x2,500,000 xin x1775 x
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English xcultural xdomination xcorrect xanswer x- xa xresult xof xthe xmajority xof xthe xcolonies'
x population xbeing xEnglish xin xorigin, xlanguage, xand xtradition; xa xgeneral xcharacteristic
x of xthe x13 xBritish xcolonies x
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, self-government xcorrect xanswer x- xthe xpossession xof xeach xcolony's xgovernment xof xa
x representative xassembly xelected xby xeligible xvoters; xin xtwo xcolonies, xthe xgovernor
x was xalso xelected xby xthe xpeople x
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religious xtoleration x- xcorrect xanswer xa xgeneral xcharacteristic xof xthe xBritish xcolonies;
x all xpermitted xthe xpractice xof xdifferent xreligions x(with xvarying xdegrees xof xfreedom) x
x
hereditary xaristocracy x- xcorrect xanswer xdid xnot xexist xin xthe xcolonies; xEurope's xsocial
x extremes xwere xnot xpresent, xreplaced xwith xa xnarrow xclass xsystem xbased xon
x economics xand xconsisting xof xwealthy xlandowners, xcraftspeople, xand xsmall xfarmers. x
x
social xmobility x- xcorrect xanswer xeverybody xin xthe xcolonies xhad xan xopportunity xto
x improve xtheir xstandard xof xliving xand xsocial xstatus xby xhard xwork--with xthe xexception
x of xAfrican xAmericans x
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colonial xfamilies x- xcorrect xanswer xthe xeconomic xand xsocial xcenter xof xcolonial xlife;
x men xowned xland, xdominated xpolitics, xand xdid xwork, xwhile xwomen xbore xchildren,
x kept xhouse, xeducated xtheir xchildren, xand xworked xnext xto xher xhusband xin xthe xshop
x or xon xthe xfarm xsubsistence xfarming x- xcorrect xanswer xa xpractice xcommon xin xNew