Describe the impact of the introduction of horses and guns on the ...

[madam-professor]

Question 1

What major challenge did the Spanish face after 1763?
 
  A) how to make a smooth transition to republican government
  B) how to get along with its new French allies
  C) how to defend its expanded American empire from European rivals
  D) how to regain the territory it lost in the Treaty of Paris

Question 2

What role did George Whitefield play in spreading John Wesleys Methodist message in the colonies?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Discuss the development of the New England economy in the eighteenth century. Why did New Englanders increasingly turn to the sea for their livelihood?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Discuss the causes of rapid population growth in the English colonies in the eighteenth century.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

Describe the impact of the introduction of horses and guns on the Comanche.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Answer: C

Answer 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  While studying at Oxford, Whitefield was inspired by Wesleys teachings.
  


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  Whitefield made seven trips to the American colonies to spread his message.
  


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  Building on religious stirrings already present in the colonies, Whitefield preached to huge and emotional crowds.
  


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  He took advantage of Americas newspaper culture to advertise his appearances.
  


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  Whitefield believed that an evangelical minister should simply preach the Bible fervently to a wide array of avid listeners.
  


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  Everywhere he went, Whitefield served as a catalyst for religious activity.
  

Answer 3

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  New Englands rocky soil limited the available farmland.
  


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  New Englanders found no staple crop that could be sold directly to Britain to create a balance of trade.
  


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  The regions farm families had adapted well to the challenging environment and short growing seasons.
  


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  Abundant timber fueled New Englands shipbuilding industry.
  


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  On Nantucket Island off Cape Cod, whaling became a new source of income.
  


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  The fishing and rum industries were closely tied to the Atlantic slave trade.
  

Answer 4

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Natural increase played an important role in colonial population growth.
  


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  Marriages occurred early, and the need for labor created an incentive for couples to have large families.
  


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  A low death rate and long average life span pushed up American population numbers.
  


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  The colonies had no huge urban centers, so epidemic diseases proved less devastating than in Europe.
  


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  Food was plentiful, and housing improved steadily.
  


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  The 1720s and 1730s proved peaceful compared to earlier decades, so soldiering did not endanger lives among men of military age.
  

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  The Comanches Shoshone-speaking ancestors had been hunter-gatherers on the high plains of Wyoming.
  


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  The arrival of the horse around 1690 changed everything, allowing family bands to migrate southeast from the Rockies to the western edges of the Great Plains.
  


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  Comanche strength depended not only on mounted warfare but also on using the horse as a trade commodity to obtain guns.
  


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  The Comanche pushed the Apache south into Texas.
  


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  As the Comanche overran Texas, they continued to absorb smaller Native American groups.
  


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  By 1780, they had grown into a nation of more than 20,000 people.
  

[madam-professor]

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[Liamb2179]

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