COLONIAL SOCIETY ON THE EVE OF REVOLUTION
Terms, Questions and Thinking Points

King William's War
Queen Anne's War
King George's War
Adam Smith
Boston
Scotch-Irish
The Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Seven Years' War
The Ohio Company
Robert Dinwiddie
George Washington
Fort Dusquesne
Great Meadows
Albany Congress
Edward Braddock
William Pitt the Elder
Gen. Jeffrey Amherst
Gen. James Wolfe
Louisbourg
Battle of Quebec
Treaty of Paris (1763)
.  What lessons did the colonists learn from King William's War?
2.  What territories did England gain after Queen Anne's War?
3.  What effect did Queen Anne's War (and its aftermath) have on the New England colonies?
4.  What did colonists feel with the way the British treated their efforts during King George's War?
5.  Describe the factors that promoted individualism in early 18th century American society.
6.  What was life like on the frontier in 18th century America?
7.  How was the Great Awakening related to the economic and social changes experienced by Americans in the 18th century?
8.  How did the beginning of the French and Indian War (aka Seven Years War) differ from the other three colonial wars?
9.  How did British strategy change during the French and Indian War, and what strategy finally succeeded?

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