Mr. Knight 7th grade Social Studies Life in the Colonies Mr. Knight 7th grade Social Studies Harris Road M.S.
New England Colonies Religion -Puritan -high literacy rate -1st college – Harvard Social -population increase -natural increase -immigration (mostly English) Economy -fishing, shipbuilding, & trade -subsistence farming Politics -male church members vote -stable
Middle Colonies Religion -freedom for Christian religions Social -largest ethnic mix Economy -farming – “bread” states -trading -manufacturing, ship building, iron industry Politics -land owning men could vote
Southern Colonies Religion -Anglican church (Church of England) Social -class system Economy -plantations grew rice, tobacco, indigo and cotton Poitics -land owning men could vote (had fewer property owners in South) Plantation owners yeoman farmers indentured servants slaves
Mercantilism Goal of England was to export more than it imported (favorable balance of trade) Colonists provided raw materials to England then bought finished products from England (clothing, tools, etc.) Navigation Acts created laws that enforced mercantilism Result – transferred wealth from America to England Smuggling
The Great Awakening 1720 – 1740s George Whitefield Jonathan Edwards - “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” The Great Awakening 1720 – 1740s Results -religious pluralism -colleges -1st mass movement across sectional and denominational boundaries - leads to ideas of uniting the colonies
African Slavery African slave trade began in 1500s because of labor shortages Middle Passage – route from Africa to the Americas Southern plantations Resistance - run away - passive resistance - rebellions
Native Americans & Settlers of Jamestown First clash between Powhatan & English in Jamestown Bacon’s Rebellion in Jamestown, VA