1. Map 5.1 Immigrant Groups in 1775 America was already
a nation of diverse nationalities in the colonial period. This
map shows the great variety of immigrant groups, especially
in Pennsylvania and New York. It also illustrates the tendency
of later arrivals, particularly the Scots-Irish, to push into the
backcountry.
Map 5-1 p79

2. Figure 5.1 Ethnic and Racial Composition of the
American People, 1790 Based on surnames. (Source:
Adapted from the American Council of Learned Societies,
“Report of Committee on Linguistic and National Stocks
in the Population of the United States,” Percentages
total more than 100 percent due to rounding.)
Figure 5-1 p80

3. Map 5.2 The Colonial economy By the eighteenth century, the various colonial regions had distinct economic identities. The northern colonies grew grain and raised cattle, harvested timber and fish, and built ships. The Chesapeake colonies and North Carolina were still heavily dependent on tobacco, whereas the southernmost colonies grew mostly rice and indigo. Cotton, so important to the southern economy in the nineteenth century, had not yet emerged as a major crop.
Map 5-2 p83

4. Map 5. 3 Colonial Trade Patterns, ca
Map 5.3 Colonial Trade Patterns, ca Future president John Adams noted about
this time that “the commerce of the West Indies is a part of the American system of commerce.
They can neither do without us, nor we without them. The Creator has placed us
upon the globe in such a situation that we have occasion for each other.”
Map 5-3 p84

5. Colonial Diversity Strengths Weaknesses
presence of dissent evidence of significant liberty
“melting pot” ideal creates new nationality
various ethnic groups limit loyalty to British crown
Weaknesses
Anne Hutchinson and religious dissenters are banished
Bacon’s Rebellion evidence of social tensions
Various ethnic groups make unification a challenge
Structured social ladder of colonial society