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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution (1700-1775)
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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution (1700-1775)
Conquest by the Cradle
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colonists doubled their numbers every 25 years-300,000 in 1700 and 2.5 million in 1775
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Most of the increase in population was due to natural reproduction, but imported slaves and immigration also contributed
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90% of people lived in rural areas
A Mingling of the Races
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Germans:
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Scots-Irish:
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7% of population in 1775
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they were Scottish Highlanders who went to Ireland, then America
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Pennsylvania was full, so they ended up in the Eastern Appalachian foothills from Pennsylvania to Georgia
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Other European groups:
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5% of population
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French Huguenots, Welsh, Dutch, Swedes, Jews, Irish, Swiss, and Scots Highlanders
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African
The Structure of Colonial Society
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most white Americans were small farmers
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some merchants made lots of money as military suppliers
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there were almshouses to care for the poor in some cities
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as families grew and people ran out of land, the size of farms started to shrink
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50,000 convicts from England were sent to America
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southerners were worried about slave rebellions, so some tried to stop slave importation, but England didn't go for it
Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists
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ministers had a very prestigious job
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Physicians:
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smallpox and diphtheria epidemics killed many
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inoculation was developed in 1721
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Being a lawyer was frowned upon
Workaday America
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American colonies send rum to Africa
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Africa sends slaves to the West Indies
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West Indies send molasses to the colonies
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The colonies' population was growing and needed more stuff from England, but Britain could only take so much stuff from America, so we traded with non-British markets
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Parliament said the colonist couldn't trade with the French West Indies, so the colonists started smuggling
Horsepower and Sailpower
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roads were really, really bad in the colonies
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people relied on the rivers for transportation
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taverns were for amusement, gossip, and political talk
Dominant Denominations
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Church of England, also known as Anglican, was official church in some middle and southern colonies
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Congretional Church was the official church in all of New England, except Rhode Island
The Great Awakening -1730's and 1740's
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more and more people were starting to say that predestination was wrong and what you do on earth determines your eternal fate
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Jonathan Edwards: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
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George Whitefield: loud and emotional minister
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many, many people converted
Schools and Colleges
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New England had several primary and secondary schools, but it was harder to have schools in the south where the population was spread out
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emphasis was on religion, Greek, and Latin
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New England colleges prepared men for the ministry
A Provincial Culture
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most American artists had to go to Europe to find rich people to paint
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Phillis Wheatly—slave girl—never formally educated—wrote poetry
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Poor Richard's Almanack—by Benjamin Franklin
Pioneer Presses
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Most Americans were too poor for books, but there were some public and private libraries
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about 40 weekly newspapers in 1770's
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Peter Zenger was accused of printing libel about the royal governor, but the jury said not guilty
The Great Game of Politics
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By 1775: eight colonies had royal governors appointed by the King, three had proprietors who chose the governor, and two elected their own governors
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each colony had a two-house legislature—council was appointed by the crown, proprietor, or people, and the popular branch was elected by the people
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New England town meetings allowed men who met religious or property qualifications to vote
Colonial Folkways
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plenty of food/meat compared to England
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stage plays and dancing were popular in the south, but were frowned on by Quakers and Puritans
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holidays were celebrated, but the Puritans were against Christmas
By Carolyn Johnson
Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution (1700-1775)
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