Chapter 4: The British Colonies In The Eighteenth Century, 1689-1763

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

1. Compare and contrast the regional economies of British North America, and analyze where new immigrants could most hope to prosper.
   
   
2. Describe regional differences in settlement patterns, family structure, labor systems, and cultural adaptation, and explain why they arose.
   
   
3. Indicate which Enlightenment concepts and philosophical theories took root in the American colonies, and what significant new ideas and institutions were stimulated by the Great Awakening.
   
   
4. Describe the structures of government in the colonies, explain why the governors failed to exercise much power, and analyze how Englishmen and colonials portrayed the role and power of the colonial assemblies differently.
   
   
5. Show how the empires of England, France, and Spain in the Western Hemisphere differed, and analyze the results of their wars for empire.