The Commercial North Chapter 3 Section 3
Vocab Enlightenment Benjamin Franklin Jonathan Edwards Great Awakening
Commerce Grows in the North Diversified Economy: Farms in middle and northern colonies grew several crops Sold surplus of food to West Indies Ship building and iron production also became booming industries 1650-1750 the colonies economy grew 2x as fast as Britains
Northern Society is Diverse Influx of Immigrants: Northern colonies attracted a great deal of immigrants Germans – PA, Scot-Irish – Philadelphia, Dutch – New York, Scandinavians – Delaware Many came with families and started small farms or added to the North’s growing urban life Why did more immigrants settle in the North?
Slavery in the North Small northern farms didn’t require as much labor, so less incentive to have slaves Slavery did exist in the North, especially in the middle colonies Northern slaves had a few more rights than slaves in the south, however still treated as property and less than human.
Women in Northern Society Extensive work and little rights No voting, owning property, or keep wages New England religion and law kept women under the control of their husbands
New Idea Influence the Colonists The Enlightenment: An intellectual movement based around the scientific laws of nature in the 1700s European philosophers began to question how the world works outside of religious doctrine Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson both embraced the Enlightenment movement Franklin- Kite Flying Experiment Jefferson- “Natural Rights of Men”
New Ideas Influence the Colonists The Great Awakening: 1700s religious rigor was in decline Puritan Church was losing its grip on society Jonathan Edwards; Northhampton, MA Sought to revive religious intensity Traveled around to create a religious revival The Great Awakening brought many new colonists, Native Americans, and Africans into organized church
Effects of Enlightenment and Great Awakening Both caused a questioning of traditional authority Many churches were established during the Great Awakening: Princeton, Brown, Columbia, and Dartmouth Caused colonists to question Britain’s authority over their lives