J. Hector St. John Crevecoeur – correct answer a Frenchman who wrote a description
of the American man in 1782: characterized him as "a new man, who acts upon new
principles . . . [who] must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions."
immigrants - correct answer attracted to the New World by an abundance of fertile land
and a dependable food supply; consisted of almost a million people from all over
Europe (as well as enslaved Africans); caused the English colonies' population to jump
from 250,000 in 1701 to 2,500,000 in 1775
English cultural domination correct answer - a result of the majority of the colonies'
population being English in origin, language, and tradition; a general characteristic of
the 13 British colonies
, self-government correct answer - the possession of each colony's government of a
representative assembly elected by eligible voters; in two colonies, the governor was
also elected by the people
religious toleration - correct answer a general characteristic of the British colonies; all
permitted the practice of different religions (with varying degrees of freedom)
hereditary aristocracy - correct answer did not exist in the colonies; Europe's social
extremes were not present, replaced with a narrow class system based on economics
and consisting of wealthy landowners, craftspeople, and small farmers.
social mobility - correct answer everybody in the colonies had an opportunity to improve
their standard of living and social status by hard work--with the exception of African
Americans
colonial families - correct answer the economic and social center of colonial life; men
owned land, dominated politics, and did work, while women bore children, kept house,
educated their children, and worked next to her husband in the shop or on the farm
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