What Factors Led To Distinct African-American Cultures In The Eighteenth-Century?

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1. What factors led to distinct African-American cultures in the eighteenth-century?
 The Chesapeake slaves were given the privilege to learn English and not only experience the Great Awakening but also white culture. While in South Carolina and most of Georgia there were two societies that arose. One group was involved with African culture while the other one resembled an American culture. North Slaves also had different cultures than the other slaves due to them being raised up in the north far away from the other African-American. Slaves were often traded and every time a slave was traded they would either bring their culture with them or adapt to the culture they are brought into. The distinct African-American cultures were created mostly
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2. How did the Great Awakening challenge the religious and social structure of British North America?
 The Great Awakening challenged the religious and social structure of British North America by people simply questioning their religious view. For example, Ministers claimed that to be free from sin one must donate a certain amount of money to the church. These churches became very corrupt because their focus deviated from God to money. This is why rich people sat in the front pews during church, not because they loved God but because their money was talking.
3. What was the impact of the Seven Years' War on imperial and Indian-white relations?
 The Seven Year’s War was won by the British causing the world balance of powers to reshape. France losing the war was forced to give up their land in North America to the British. The war caused financial strain on the imperial nations which caused crises in the European nations. To top it all off, the Indian-White relations ended up having bad relations between settlers and the Indians, hence the proclamation

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