Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 2, Lesson 1: An Emerging American Identity (pp. 48-53)
I. The Colonial Population Grows and Changes
B. Many immigrants came to the colonies because of harsh conditions in Europe and because of greater freedom and opportunity in America.
C. The largest number of newcomers to America were Africans who were slaves brought against their will.
II. A Varied Population Creates a Unique New Culture
B. New words from different cultures became part of Americans' everyday speech.
C. The great variety of religious traditions led to a greater sense of religious toleration.
III. Colonial Governments Seek Greater Independence
B. Because of this salutary neglect, English royal power grew steadily weaker, while early American colonial governments grew steadily stronger.
C. Self-government encouraged a stronger sense of distinctly American interests and identity.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. In the early to mid-1700s a growing number of immigrants arrived in the colonies daily.
A. Living closely together, people from different lands began to form a distinct, new, American culture.
A. In the first half of the 1700s, England was busy with conflicts in Europe and seldom enforced the rules it set for the colonies.
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