1. Unit 2 Colonial America to the French and Indian War

2. Section 1: 13 BRITISH COLONIES

4. New England Colonies Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut
New Hampshire
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6. Section 1 – British Colonies
Puritans
N.E.

7. John Winthrop
N.E.

8. Section 1 – British Colonies
Massachusetts Bay Colony
reform
Great Migration
N.E.

9. Roger Williams
N.E.

10. Section 1 – British Colonies
separate
toleration
N.E.

11. Anne Hutchinson

12. Thomas Hooker
N.E.

13. Section 1 – British Colonies
limiting
expansion followed by war
Meetinghouses
Sabbath
strict
N.E.

15. Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
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17. Section 1 – British Colonies
purchased
trade
colonies M

18. William Penn M

19. Section 1 – British Colonies
Quakers
reformers
equality, pacifism, no slavery
holy experiment
Philadelphia M

20. Section 1 – British Colonies
Towns
cash crops M

22. Southern Colonies Virginia Maryland Carolinas Georgia (North & South)
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24. Section 1 – British Colonies
plantations So

25. Nathaniel Bacon So

26. Section 1 – British Colonies
Bacon’s Rebellion So

27. Virginia House of Burgesses
1st elected lower house in legislative assembly in the New World; established 1619

28. Lord Baltimore, George Calvert
Catholics
Act of Toleration So

29. Section 1 – British Colonies
slave
plantations relied on slave labor
Charles Town So

30. James Oglethorpe So

31. Section 1 – British Colonies
indentured
Spain
Geography So

32. Section 1 – British Colonies
Gentry
Middle
75%
Indentured So

34. 13 Col

36. Colonial Education
The Old Deluder (Satan) Act 1647

37. Section 1 – British Colonies
duty
public
private
England
Col

38. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
Scene from a dame school

39. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
Scene from a poorly lit grammar school room

40. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
Girl with Hornbook
(wooden paddle)
Easy to hold handle
Hole in handle for leather thong
Carried on belt or around neck
Transparent Horn kept lessons from being spoiled
Used in Europe beginning in mid-15th C
Starting in Mid-15th C, used in Europe and America.
Horn of oxen and sheep were used to make the laminating structure.
The Horn was left in cold water for several weeks, which separated the usable part from the bone.
It was then heated, first in boiling water then by fire,
Then pressed by plates and machines to make it smooth and transparent.
As time went on, hornbooks were also made of a variety of other materials.

41. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
Girl with Hornbook
(wooden paddle)
Transparent Horn
Horn of oxen & sheep
Left in cold water for several weeks, to separate usable part from bone
Then heated, first in boiling water, then by fire
Pressed by plates & machines to make it smooth & transparent
Starting in Mid-15th C, used in Europe and America.
Horn of oxen and sheep were used to make the laminating structure.
The Horn was left in cold water for several weeks, which separated the usable part from the bone.
It was then heated, first in boiling water then by fire,
Then pressed by plates and machines to make it smooth and transparent.
As time went on, hornbooks were also made of a variety of other materials.

42. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
Typical Hornbook
Alphabet
Vowel and consonant combinations
Lord’s Prayer
Form of a cross
Praise of the Trinity
(hand written on piece of
parchment & tacked to
wooden paddle)

43. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
New England Primer
Textbook used by students in English settlements in North America
First published and used in London
First printed in Boston in 1690
Over 5 million copies sold
Used into the 19th C
New England Primer was a textbook used by students in New England and in other English settlements in North America.
Published by Benjamin Harris, who had published a similar volume in London.
Over 5 million copies were sold.
In the 1700’s, schools in colonies were strongly influenced by religion.
Intent of colonists was that all children should learn to read – passed law in 1642 Puritan Massachusetts stating this.
They believed an inability to read was Satan’s attempt to keep people from the Scriptures.
Combined study of alphabet with Bible reading.
It introduced each letter in a religious phrase and then illustrated the phrase with a woodcut.
The primer also contained a catechism of religious questions and answers.
Emphasis was placed on fear of sin, God’s punishment, and the fact that all people would have to face death.
Some examples teach moral values as well as reading.
Also, first appearing in the New England Primer was the Children’s Prayer beginning “Now I lay me …”

49. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
In 1700s, schools in colonies were strongly influenced by religion, including moral values
Inability to read was Satan’s attempt to keep people from the Scriptures
Emphasis was placed on fear of sin, God’s punishment, and the fact that all people would have to face death

50. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
How was colonial education different from education today?
New England Primer was a textbook used by students in New England and in other English settlements in North America.
Published by Benjamin Harris, who had published a similar volume in London.
Over 5 million copies were sold.
In the 1700’s, schools in colonies were strongly influenced by religion.
Intent of colonists was that all children should learn to read – passed law in 1642 Puritan Massachusetts stating this.
They believed an inability to read was Satan’s attempt to keep people from the Scriptures.
Combined study of alphabet with Bible reading.
It introduced each letter in a religious phrase and then illustrated the phrase with a woodcut.
The primer also contained a catechism of religious questions and answers.
Emphasis was placed on fear of sin, God’s punishment, and the fact that all people would have to face death.
Some examples teach moral values as well as reading.
Also, first appearing in the New England Primer was the Children’s Prayer beginning “Now I lay me …”

51. Puritan Education in the New England Colonies
New England Primer Activity
Create modern-day lessons to help students learn 3 letters of the alphabet.
2 points each for illustrations
3 points each for rhyming verses
New England Primer was a textbook used by students in New England and in other English settlements in North America.
Published by Benjamin Harris, who had published a similar volume in London.
Over 5 million copies were sold.
In the 1700’s, schools in colonies were strongly influenced by religion.
Intent of colonists was that all children should learn to read – passed law in 1642 Puritan Massachusetts stating this.
They believed an inability to read was Satan’s attempt to keep people from the Scriptures.
Combined study of alphabet with Bible reading.
It introduced each letter in a religious phrase and then illustrated the phrase with a woodcut.
The primer also contained a catechism of religious questions and answers.
Emphasis was placed on fear of sin, God’s punishment, and the fact that all people would have to face death.
Some examples teach moral values as well as reading.
Also, first appearing in the New England Primer was the Children’s Prayer beginning “Now I lay me …”