1. American History Unit 1 Lecture 5
Life in England’s Colonies

2. North vs. South Northern Colonies Southern Colonies Diverse Economy
Based on trade and shipping
Small, independent farms
Public land areas/more towns develop
Agricultural Economy
Plantation owners dominate society – most people small farmers
Growing slave population

3. North vs. South Northern Colonies Southern Colonies
Key Industries: -shipbuilding - iron works - lumber - trade - few slaves
Key Crops: - rice - tobacco - indigo -Cash Crops requiring intensive slave labor

4. Grove Plantation – Charleston, SC – Rice Plantation *1

5. Lives of Women Northern Women Southern Women No legal rights
Only single women/widows can own property
Hard work on farms
Motherhood/family life
No legal rights
Only basic educations
Hard work for many
Motherhood/family life
Anne Bradstreet, Puritan Poet

6. Slavery in the Colonial South
Unique culture develops among enslaved Africans
Combine African traditions and English influence (storytelling, dance, song, religion)
Various means of resistance
Outright rebellions, like Stono Rebellion of 1739, almost always fail
Click on the sign for a PRIMARY ACCOUNT of the Stono Rebellion

7. English Policies and Effects
How did England profit from the colonies? Answer: MERCANTILISM Mercantilism = economic system where nations try to achieve a positive trade balance, accumulate wealth, and expand in power and influence.

8. English Policies and Effects
Mercantilism – Colonies supply raw materials and become a market for finished goods.
Navigation Acts – rules about how Colonies trade:
Certain products can only be sold to England (sugar, tobacco, rice)
Any good sent to Europe must first pass through England. Why?
Navigation Acts are not strictly enforced

9. English Policies and Effects
1688 – Glorious Revolution in England
King James II is replaced by William and Mary in a bloodless “revolution”
Power of the Parliament increases
English supervision of the colonies/enforcement of the Navigation Acts is very loose…called:
SALUTARY NEGLECT
Colonial assemblies gain power,
Merchants are allowed to do what they want.
Colonists begin getting used to freedoms.

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