Chapter 3 Growth of the American Colonies

English Civil War England is at civil war England is at civil war Parliament will have King Charles I killed Parliament will have King Charles I killed

Mercantilism A country should try to get and keep as much bullion, gold or silver as possible A country should try to get and keep as much bullion, gold or silver as possible A nation should have colonies to gain raw materials, colonies could not trade with other countries or manufacture goods A nation should have colonies to gain raw materials, colonies could not trade with other countries or manufacture goods

Mercantilism More fighting starts over trade routes rather then religion More fighting starts over trade routes rather then religion

Salutary Neglect The British government lets the colonists do what they want as long as England was making money The British government lets the colonists do what they want as long as England was making money

Colonial economies The south The south Grew staple crops Grew staple crops Tobacco and rice Tobacco and rice Very hard work (slaves) Very hard work (slaves)

Colonial economies Middle colonies Middle colonies farming and commerce farming and commerce New England colonies (long distance trade) New England colonies (long distance trade)

Section 2 life in colonial America Gentry Gentry Differences between social ranks Differences between social ranks Could be seen in the types of clothes, houses and manners Could be seen in the types of clothes, houses and manners Land was the true sign of wealth Land was the true sign of wealth A large land owner would be a white male that wore a wig A large land owner would be a white male that wore a wig

Jobs in the colonies Artisans Artisans Printers Printers Farmers and fishermen Farmers and fishermen Indentured servants Indentured servants

The Nature of work In the mid 1700’s life was better for most white colonists then it would be for a person living in Europe In the mid 1700’s life was better for most white colonists then it would be for a person living in Europe Colonist in America ate better, lived longer, and had more children Colonist in America ate better, lived longer, and had more children

Colonial Education Attendance at school was not required by law Attendance at school was not required by law New England colonies felt that everyone should be able to read the Bible so they provided more education then other colonies New England colonies felt that everyone should be able to read the Bible so they provided more education then other colonies Harvard (1636)- Yale (1701) Harvard (1636)- Yale (1701)

Section 3 African Americans in the Colonies Middle passage Middle passage One leg of the triangular trade route between America, Europe and Africa One leg of the triangular trade route between America, Europe and Africa Many deaths from suffocating, starvation, and suicide Many deaths from suffocating, starvation, and suicide

Slavery in the colonies South Carolina and Georgia South Carolina and Georgia Slaves worked under very hard conditions (high temperatures and diseases) Slaves worked under very hard conditions (high temperatures and diseases) Slaves made up the majority of the population in S. Carolina and 1/3 in Georgia Slaves made up the majority of the population in S. Carolina and 1/3 in Georgia Slaves had little contact with white colonist (this allowed them to keep traditions and cultures from Africa) Slaves had little contact with white colonist (this allowed them to keep traditions and cultures from Africa)

Slavery in the colonies Virginia and Maryland Virginia and Maryland Grew tobacco Grew tobacco Had more interaction with whites (integration of the cultures) Had more interaction with whites (integration of the cultures)

Slavery in the colonies New England and Middle colonies New England and Middle colonies Much more freedom for Africans then in the south Much more freedom for Africans then in the south Worked in cities as cooks, housekeepers, personal servants Worked in cities as cooks, housekeepers, personal servants

Slavery in the colonies Free Blacks Free Blacks Lived the harshest life of all blacks Lived the harshest life of all blacks Could not vote, testify in court, or own land Could not vote, testify in court, or own land

Section 4 Emerging Tensions Western Expansion Western Expansion Population increased rapidly in the mid 1700’s almost doubling every 25 years Population increased rapidly in the mid 1700’s almost doubling every 25 years As population grew people began to move west away from the Atlantic ocean As population grew people began to move west away from the Atlantic ocean This concerned the French and Indians This concerned the French and Indians

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