1. Colonial Life and Society A037.8.31

2. American Colonies at the End of the Seventeenth Century

3. Population: Rapid Growth

4. Population Growth

5. Estimated Total Population of New Spain, New France, and the British North American Colonies, 1700 – 1780

6. Population: Geographic Expansion Movement into the Backcountry, 1720–1760

7. Population: Ethnic & Racial Diversity

8. Population: Age Population Structure by Gender and Age: British Mainland Colonies, 1760s, and United States, 1980s

9. Societies & Economies

10. Religion: Diversity Tolerance?Tolerance? Great AwakeningGreat Awakening George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield Religious Diversity in 1750

11. Education New EnglandNew England “Old Satan Deluder” Act (1647)“Old Satan Deluder” Act (1647)

12. Economy Mercantilism – theory, purposeMercantilism – theory, purpose Navigation ActsNavigation Acts “triangular” trade“triangular” trade Smuggling – quality of royal officialsSmuggling – quality of royal officials

13. The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750

14. Value of Colonial Exports by Region, Annual Average, 1768 – 1772

15. Colonial Products in the Mid-1700s

16. Government: Britain & Its Colonies Tradition of Lax RuleTradition of Lax Rule –English Civil War –Glorious Revolution - triumph of Parliament –George I and II reliance on Parliament –“Whigs” Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect Colonial tradition of self-ruleColonial tradition of self-rule –Colonial assemblies - powers –Weakness of governors

18. Government and religion in the British Colonies, 1720

19. Eighteenth century merchants conducting business in a coffeehouse

20. Snake cartoon by Benjamin Franklin