Culture, Government, and People 13 Colonies Culture, Government, and People

What was social life like in the colonies? New England-village and church was the center of life Middle-Different religions and lifestyles Southern-Plantations, mansions, indentured servants Few towns and cities Few schools

What was the government in each region like? New England-town meetings http://www.eharcourtschool.com/ss/hss07/NL_MakingANewNation/student/ebookNav.html Middle-market towns Colonists would meet and discuss issues Southern-counties Spread out and rural; few cities or towns

People of the Regions Large landowners Farmers Mostly in the South Relied on indentured servants and slave labor Rich social culture Farmers Family worked the land Worked the land according to the region

People Continued… Artisans Women Worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantation Lived in small villages and cities Women Caretakers, house workers, homemakers Could not vote Few chances for education

People continued… Indentured servants Slaves Men and women who didn’t have enough money to come to the colonies Worked for free for the person who paid for their passage to the colonies Free when their contract was complete Slaves Captured in Africa and sold to slave traders Owned as property; no rights Born into slavery

Georgia http://www.eharcourtschool.com/ss/hss07/NL_MakingANewNation/student/ebookNav.html