Review Of Chapter 13: What Was Britain's Legacy Of The Spanish Presence In North America

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1. How did the Western Hemisphere and the “Old World” impact each other through the exchange of plants, animals, and pathogens?

The Western Hemisphere, or the “New World”, and Europe, the “Old World”, impacted each other through the exchange of plants, animals, and pathogens by transforming the farming methods, diets, and population of both regions. The greatest impact was the transmission of infectious diseases from the Europeans among the Native Americans resulting in catastrophic numbers of deaths.

2. What is the legacy of the Spanish presence in North America?

The legacy of the Spanish presence in North America is that their culture left a lasting imprint upon American ways of life. …show more content…
4. What were Britain’s reasons for establishing colonies in North America?

Britain’s reasons for establishing colonies in North America were to develop the land and provide a new source of trade and profit, while also attempting to stabilize the social and economic unrest in Great Britain by encouraging the migration of the poor, homeless individuals to America.

5. Why did the first English colony at Jamestown experience hardships in its first decades?

The first English colony at Jamestown experienced hardships in its first decades due to lack of food and other supplies while being unable to maintain a replenishable food source that could feed the high volume of settlers.

6. How important was indentured servitude to the development of the colonies, and why had the system been replaced by slavery in the South by 1700?

Indentured servitude was vital to the development of the colonies as they became the primary source of laborers for the large plantations. The indentured servitude system was replaced by slavery in the South by 1700 because it was a more efficient and profitable way to manage the …show more content…
• The Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to pay taxes on the purchase of stamped paper for virtually every possible use to help finance the British troops in the colonies.

• Widespread protests and boycotts of British goods ensued among the Americans to avoid taxation, which encouraged colonial unity.

• The Boston Massacre occurred in 1770 between the British soldiers and a mob of colonists, resulting in 5 dead and 8 wounded colonists.

• The Boston Tea Party of 1773, whereby Americans boarded British ships and dumped 46 tons of tea overboard in protest to the Tea Act, passed by Parliament, which allowed the British East India Company to ship tea to America without paying taxes.

• The American Revolution began in 1775 as fighting broke out among the British soldiers and the Patriot militia in the towns of Lexington and Concord.

• The Declaration of Independence, formally adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776, marked the creation of a new
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