1. A Diverse Society (1:2) ● Triangular Trade ● Exchange of goods between the American colonies, England, the Caribbean, and Africa

2. 1:2 ● Growth of Cities ● Because of trade ● Because of specialization of work ● Immigration from Europe ● Population of colonies ● 1640: 25,000 ● 1700: 250,000 ● 1776: 2,500,000

3. 1:2 ● African Slave Trade ● 8-10 million Africans brought to the Americas ● 540,000 in North America by mid-1700's

4. 1:2

6. ● The Enlightenment ● Reason and logic were the keys to everything ● Began in Europe ● John Locke (limited government) – “Two Treatises on Government” – Social Contract Theory (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) ● Government exists for the people ● “Natural Rights” : rights given by God

7. 1:2 Baron Montesquieu ● Published “The Spirit of the Laws” (1748) – 3 types of political power ● Executive…carry out laws ● Legislative…make laws ● Judicial…uphold laws – These powers should be divided into 3 separate branches ● To protect the people from government ● “checks and balances”

8. 1:2 The Great Awakening ● A religious revival, 1740 ● Mostly Protestants ● John Edwards and George Whitfield