Reference no: EM133290747

Gary Nash, Ch 1 ("The Web of Seaport Life") from The Urban Crucible : The Northern Seaports and the Origins of the American Revolution.

1. What is deference? How did it work in early urban environments?

2. Explain the typical social structure in late-seventeenth century colonial port towns. What were the different groups? What was the status of individuals in each sub-group.

3. How widespread was poverty on the ports? How did contemporaries view the poor? Did they did anything about the poor? If so, what?

4. How did government work?

5. Identify differences between Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts in their respective political systems.

6. Who was Edmund Andros? How did people feel about him? Why?

7. What was the Glorious Revolution? What impact did it have in the colonies?

8. How did things change politically in the post-Andros order?

9. What role did religion play in politics in each city (Boston, New York, Philadelphia)?

10. In general, which do you think was most significant in the urban clashes described by Nash: economic, politics, or religion? Explain your answer.