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| What is a settler society? |
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| A society that comes from a larger country and lives on a new territory that is discovered. |
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| What colonies/countries are settler societies? |
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- United States
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Australia
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| How did the European settler societies differ from their mother countries? |
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Still relied somewhat on trends and European societies they came from. Followed basic patterns of western civilization: |
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| What impact did the settlement of New Zealand have on the aboriginal population? |
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- They were converted to Christianity
- weapons (muskets and ammunition)
- disease (killed almost 70% of population)
- farming (with European animals)
- developed new religion
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| How did the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand succeed in surviving? |
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The settlers kept the belief that the aboriginals were important. Then the settlers helped the aboriginals to develop: |
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| What is meant by American "exceptionalism"? |
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Saying that America is different than the countries that it originated from and shouldn't be compared to it. |
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What are the arguments for "exceptionalism"? |
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The United States was: - unusually democratic
- unusually open to social mobility
- unusually free from political division
- unusually racially divided
- unusualy harsh to factory workers
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| What are the arguments against "exceptionalism"? |
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Has the US gained a growing world role? Did it behave differently from previous European great powers (i.e. Britian)? Did the US grow more or less like Europe throughout the industrial revolution? |
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