Colonial Life Section Three
Colonial Government Types Proprietary Secondary (corporate) Royal
Colonial Government
Mercantilism 4
Colonial Administration problems First Colonial Possessions King Vs. Parliament English Civil War Distance
The Stuart Restoration
Nav Act of 1660 Nav Act of 1663 Nav Act of 1673 Nav Act of 1696 The Navigation Acts Nav Act of 1660 Nav Act of 1663 Nav Act of 1673 Nav Act of 1696
Manufacturing Regulations to Limit the American Economy **no colonial competition** Woolens Act 1699 Hat Act 1732 Iron Act 1750 No colonial currency!
Agriculture in the South Virginia River Plantation c. 1720 Agriculture for Export Plantations
Slave Based Plantation Systems 10
Middle Colonies = “Bread Colonies” New England Farming =Subsistence
not in the southern colonies Industry Shipbuilding Saw Milling Rum Iron Flour Milling Fishing not in the southern colonies 12
“Triangle Trade” 13
Always a problem in early period Labor Always a problem in early period Indentured Servants “Redemptioners” / “Free Willers” most served 3-7 years fifty acres was average reward
Slavery Attempted in the North, but not profitable Worked perfectly on Southern Plantations
Mingling of Nationalities Social Culture = EXCEPT: The Frontier Mingling of Nationalities
Rapid Population Growth WHY? Immigration High Birth Rate WHO? Palatine Germans Scotch-Irish African Slaves
Social Classes Aristocracy of Wealth Middle-Class 3rd Class 4th Class *Not as severe as Europe* Aristocracy of Wealth Middle-Class 3rd Class 4th Class
Religion in the Colonies “Ordinarily Religious” didn’t emigrate South: Anglican Middle: Variety New England: Predestination /“Blue Laws”
Salem Witch Trials 20
Only Because it was Practical Religious Toleration? Only Because it was Practical
The Great Awakening(1750) Jonathan Edwards Reaction against the “Enlightenment” “Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God” Jonathan Edwards
Effects Of The Great Awakening Increases Denominationalism Adds emotion to religion in America Appeals to poor = weakens Anglicans Establishes Colleges
Colonial Education New England: educate so all can read Bible Middle: left to the individual churches South: private tutors for Plantation children
Sun, not Earth is center of Universe The Enlightenment Copernicus Sun, not Earth is center of Universe
Enlightenment Ideas Rationalism Science Philosophy Jean Locke (1690) Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762) Deism
Forces for Colonial Unity Improvements in Travel Immigrant mentality Common enemy Common British culture Similar governmental styles Show parts of PBS John Adams
Forces Dividing the Colonies Geographic distance Climatic and Economic differences Class distinctions National and Religious differences Governmental problems