1. Chapter 4 Daily Life in the Colonies

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The colonists were more concerned about a person’s social class than we are today.

3. aristocrats: refined tastes and manners
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The Upper Class
aristocrats: refined tastes and manners
included merchants, traders, and clergymen

4. included those who were neither rich nor poor
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The Middle Class
included those who were neither rich nor poor
formed the core of colonial society

5. Servants: the lowest rung on the social ladder
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Servants: the lowest rung on the social ladder
redemptioners: had a relative or friend pay for part of their passage
indentured servants: gained passage to the New World in exchange for 4-7 years’ labor

6. confined to the lower class (no chance of advancement)
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Slaves
confined to the lower class (no chance of advancement)
many opposed the institution of slavery from the outset

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As the colonies changed, so did the colonial family. The first families to arrive in the colonies struggled to survive.

8. The family was the center of life.
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The Colonial Ideal
The family was the center of life.
patriarchy: The father was the leader of the household.
The Puritans believed that the family was a reflection of God and should be the foundation for society.

9. The family filled many roles (hospital, school, church).
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The family filled many roles (hospital, school, church).
The colonial home filled many roles.
the center of economic activity
the center of social activity

10. men: provided financially
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Household Roles
men: provided financially
women: ran the household, assisted their husbands
children: helped with household chores

11. As the colonies developed, the family became more stable.
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As the colonies developed, the family became more stable.

12. adapting to life in the colonies away from relatives
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The Slave Family
adapting to life in the colonies away from relatives
the threat of being sold
being under the control of their master

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Americans, especially those in New England, wanted all children to go to school.

14. Europe: Only the wealthy were educated.
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Education
Europe: Only the wealthy were educated.
colonies: promoted education in order to enable children to read God’s Word

15. dame schools: small schools led by single or widowed women
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Schools in New England
1642: required parents to teach their children the principles of religion and the laws of the country
dame schools: small schools led by single or widowed women

16. grammar schools: similar to elementary schools
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grammar schools: similar to elementary schools
Noah Webster’s Blue-Backed Speller
hornbook: a paddle shaped board that taught children how to read

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Old Deluder Satan Act, 1647: required towns with fifty or more families to appoint a schoolmaster

18. Schools in the Middle and Southern Colonies
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Schools in the Middle and Southern Colonies
These regions had fewer schools than New England.
There was more of an emphasis on religion in New England.

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Children were expected to help with farming, which made schooling difficult.
Education in these regions was carried out by the parents, private tutors, or boarding schools.

20. Higher Education Harvard College founded by the Puritans in 1636
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Higher Education
Harvard College
founded by the Puritans in 1636
prerequisites: read, write, and translate Latin

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Yale
founded by the Puritans when Harvard became affected by Enlightenment philosophy
Dartmouth
originally opened for the Indians

22. The College of William and Mary
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The College of William and Mary
the only college in the southern colonies for many years
Trades and Apprenticeships
The apprenticeship system was used to teach trades.

23. The growth of the colonies affected the religious climate.
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The growth of the colonies affected the religious climate.

24. dominated by Puritans (Congregationalists)
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New England
dominated by Puritans (Congregationalists)
believed that the members should have a say in the church
desired to build a Christian society

25. Half-Way Covenant: allowed unbelievers to be baptized into the church
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Second-generation Puritans departed from their parents’ faith.
Half-Way Covenant: allowed unbelievers to be baptized into the church

26. most famous case of unusual events in the colonies
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Salem Witch Trials
most famous case of unusual events in the colonies
A group of girls (led by Tituba) dabbled in witchcraft.
Witch hysteria spread, leading to twenty executions.

27. The Southern Colonies Anglicans
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The Southern Colonies
Anglicans
official church in the southern colonies
strongest in the cities
the church of the “upper class”

28. Moravians followers of John Huss
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Moravians
followers of John Huss
missionaries to slaves, Indians, and German settlers (made the greatest missionary effort in the colonial era)

29. greatest religious diversity in the colonies
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The Middle Colonies
greatest religious diversity in the colonies
Anglicans, Lutherans, Dutch Reformed, Presbyterians, Quakers, and Jews

30. Pennsylvania: the most tolerant middle colony
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Pennsylvania: the most tolerant middle colony

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As the years passed in the colonies, the people suffered more and more spiritual poverty.

32. The Great Awakening spiritual decline spread of disease
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The Great Awakening
spiritual decline
spread of disease
economic prosperity
population increase

33. Leaders of the Great Awakening
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Leaders of the Great Awakening
Theodore Frelinghuysen: began the revival in New Jersey
Samuel Davies: greatest figure in the southern Great Awakening

34. Jonathan Edwards: leader of the Great Awakening in New England
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Jonathan Edwards: leader of the Great Awakening in New England
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”: most famous sermon
one of the greatest minds of the 18th century
George Whitefield: English evangelist

35. Effects of the Great Awakening great number of converts
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Effects of the Great Awakening
great number of converts
increased missionary works
effect on higher education
unexpected results in the churches

36. increased gap between church and state
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increased gap between church and state
closed gap between the social classes
desire for political freedom

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The Great Awakening was the first truly unifying event for the colonies.

38. Opponents of the Great Awakening
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Opponents of the Great Awakening
Enlightenment: taught that science and reason were the only reliable ways to find truth

39. Unitarianism: denied the doctrine of the Trinity
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Deism: taught that God created the universe but then allowed the laws of nature to guide the universe
Unitarianism: denied the doctrine of the Trinity