A Diverse Society Chapter 3 Section 4

Family Life in Colonial America Population rose in the 1700’s due to people having large families and numbers of immigrants. Women in the American colonies Married women 1.Could no own anything 2.Property she owned before marriage became her husband’s 3.Could not file lawsuits Single Women 1. Could own property, file lawsuits, and run businesses.

Family Life in Colonial America Cotton Mather- conducted a successful experimental treatment to prevent smallpox by giving people a vaccination.

Immigrants in Colonial America Pennsylvania Dutch- were prosperous farmers who came from Germany looking for religious freedom. Scotch-Irish- immigrated to the colonies to escape rising taxes, poor harvests and religious discrimination. Jews- came looking to escape religious persecution, settled in colonial cities.

Africans in Colonial America Africans tried to keep their languages and traditions. Africans in South Carolina who cultivated rice worked in larger groups than in other Southern Colonies. They created a culture, with its own language called Gullah. (both English and African)

Africans in Colonial America Whites used brutal means and persuasion to maintain authority over the enslaved Africans. The Africans developed several ways to fight against slavery. 1.Work Slowdowns 2.Escaped 3.Rebelled Stono Rebellion- SC, Africans attacked white slaveholders. The local militia ended the rebellion, killing between 30 and 40 of the Africans.

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening The Enlightenment- challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy and elevated the power of human reason. The emphasis on logic and reasoning was known as rationalism. John Locke argued that all people had rights, and that society can be improved. Jean Jacques Rousseau- argued that a government and its laws should be created by consent of the people. Baron Montesquieu- argued that to protect people’s liberties, a government should be separated into different branches to provide checks and balances against one another.

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening Pietism- stressed an individual’s devoutness and emotional union with God. It spread through revivals, large public meetings for preaching and prayer. This revival of religious feelings became known as the Great Awakening. Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield were two important preachers of the Great Awakening.

The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening What did the Great Awakening do? 1.Development of new Churches in New England 2.Large impact on the South 3.Appealing to backcountry, tenant famers, and slaves.