WTP U1-L1 Review

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What were some of the differences between Europe and the American colonies in the 1770s?

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The colonies had large open, unsettled space, while Europe had small land areas.

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If transportation is very slow and there is a great distance between you and your neighbors, what might be the effect on your way of living?

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You would likely depend on your family and the resources you had on your land to provide what you needed

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How does the diversity of the 1770s compare to the diversity of today?

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The colonies were made up of European countries from Great Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, and Holland.

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Why do you think most colonists were able to live so well?

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Because they had abundant natural resources

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What were the effects of British policy that ignored the colonies for most of this period?

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The colonies developed their own governments

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Why do you think most of the Founders were men?

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Because women were not allowed to participate in government

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What was life like for the average American colonists?

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Most Americans were farmers, but not all farms were alike

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Why did so many Europeans want to come to live in the colonies?

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Because they wanted to own their own land and farm

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How might living in the colonies help to influence people’s ideas about government?

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The colonists participated in their governments much more than people did in Europe

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Founders

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The leaders who helped establish the country