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Briefly describe ONE major difference between Crane's and Zagarri's historical interpretations of the immediate impact of the American Revolution on women.

- crane believes that the patriarchal rule in America was still too strong for women to be heavily effected - Zagarri believe that the revolutionary war created new opportunities for women. - Zagarri claims that women became involved in many activities to support the war effort. - Crane believes that americas patriarchal rule made large scale change impossible in the time period.

Briefly explain ONE specific historical effect that resulted from the change depicted on the graph (Immigration to the U.S.)

- effect of all these new immigrants was Xenophobia. - Americans feared these new settlers would disrupt or ruin the culture. - Therefore many factories began to put up NINA signs, no Irish needed or allowed. - Due to this nativist attitude the Know Nothings were created - eventually become a political party.

Briefly explain ONE example of how Native American societies resisted change brought by contact with Europeans in the same period.

- fought back -worked to preserve beliefs, cultures and language -formed alliances

Briefly explain ONE important similarity between the goals of the Spanish and the English in establishing colonies in the Americas prior to 1700.

- gaining the wealth present in the new land. -America was a vastly unexplored new continent with much promise of untapped resources. - The potential of large deposits of valuable resources made creating new colonies worth the risk.

Briefly describe one difference between the economy of British North American colonies in the Chesapeake region (such as Virginia and Maryland and the economy of the middle colonies (such as Pennsylvania and New York).

- more diversity of trade in middle colonies (e.g., furs, various agricultural products) - trade was more narrowly focused on cash crops such as tobacco in the Chesapeake. -T led to the populations being different with the middle colonies being full of families -the Chesapeake colonies were more filled with men looking to become rich or start a new life.

Briefly explain one reason for a difference between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economy of the middle colonies.

- the climate of the Chesapeake region was suitable for valuable cash crops that required a longer growing season - as opposed to the cooler climate of the middle colonies that allowed for grain crops to be grown. - This is why the Chesapeake region was only focused on tobacco - the middle colonies could have more diversity in their products depending on the season.

Briefly explain how ONE major historical factor contributed to the change depicted on the graph (Immigration to the U.S.)

- the difficulties going on in other countries at the time. - in 1848 potato famine struck Ireland ruining all of the potatoes. - caused the Irish to flee to the northeastern region of the United States, for a better life such as reclaiming farm land

Briefly explain ONE way in which the difference you indicated in (b) contributed to a difference in the development of Spanish and English colonial societies.

-The difference in question b led to the disparity in the names of places held by either nation. -Regions that are former Spanish colonies often have religious names, often saints, such as Los Angeles and San Diego. - Former English colonies rarely have religious or biblical names.

Briefly explain ONE example of how contact between Native Americans and Europeans brought changes to Native American societies in the period 1492 to 1700.

-introduction of new crops and livestock -some converted to Christianity -disease, land loss, and enforced laws

Briefly explain ONE specific historical effect of religion on the development of society in either the Spanish colonies or the New England colonies

-the Encomienda system. - system in which conquerors were rewarded with the labor of conquered non-Christian peoples. - This allowed them to utilize the non-converted native people of the land to their advantage to make money in their new lands.

Briefly explain ANOTHER specific historical effect that resulted from the change depicted on the graph (Immigration to the U.S.)

- Another effect was cheap labor. - Many immigrants would work longer hours than Americans for less money. - The availability of immigrants and cheap labor caused the country to be more industrialized

Identify ONE factor that increased tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies in the period 1763-1776, and briefly explain how this factor helped lead to the American Revolution.

- Boston Tea Party -colonists started "violent" part -first significant act of defiance - Protest against tacez

Briefly describe ONE specific historical similarity between the role of religion in Spanish colonization and in the colonization of New England.

- Both groups of colonizers sought to proselytize Christianity and convert Native Americans in the New World. - the Spanish wanted to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism - New England settlers wanted to convert them to Puritanism - both wanted to push their religion on the native people and convert them to their respective religions.

Briefly describe one similarity between the economy of the Chesapeake colonies and the economy of the middle colonies.

- Both the middle and Chesapeake colonies had to pay taxes to England. -England issued the Navigation Acts which were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods. -This hurt both economies because they could not trade with forgein countries anymore which was their biggest way to make profit.

Briefly explain why ONE of the following options most clearly marks the beginning of the sectional crisis that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

- Missouri compromise outlawed slavery above a certain line

Briefly explain why one of the other option is not useful to mark the beginning of the sectional crisis.

- Northwest Ordinance - did help submit new states to union but wasn't as big a deal as Mexican territory and Missouri compromise

Briefly describe ONE specific historical difference between the role of religion in Spanish colonization and in the colonization of New England.

- Religion was one of many motivations for Spanish colonists - it was a primary motivation for many 17th-century New England colonists. - The Spanish wanted to colonize North American lands regardless of religion -saw it as an added bonus to bring religion into the equation - the settlers of the New England colonies' main motive for colonizing was religion.

Briefly explain ONE important difference between the goals of the Spanish and the English in establishing colonies in the Americas prior to 1700.

- Spanish's attempt to establish missions in the new territories with the hopes of spreading Catholicism. - The Spanish colonies were led directly by the Spanish crown hoping to spread Catholicism. -British colonies, however, experienced much more freedom and focused more on gaining wealth than spreading religion.

Briefly explain how ONE event, development, or circumstance from the period 1765 to 1800 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Crane's argument.

- Women did not have many of the same rights as men in the late 18th century. - Women could not own land while married, go to a university, or vote during the 1700s. - These circumstances support Crane's claim that patriarchal rule was too strong for women to experience a significant change.

Briefly explain how ONE event, development, or circumstance from the period 1765 to 1800 that is not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts could be used to support Zagarri's argument

- Women's roles were extremely valuable during the revolutionary war. They often served with their husbands in revolutionary war camps. -it was uncommon that the women would go into battle - their efforts as nurses and cooks and in making clothes for the freezing army were vital in the war effort.

Provide an example of an event to support your explanation

legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. The made the compromise