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Period 3 & 7
We will examine life in the colonial era on the eve of the American Revolution.
Warm Up: What does the first amendment to the Constitution protect?
Go over homework
Chapter 5 Notes
Triangular Trade
Map WorkSlide2
Chapter 5 Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
Colonial America was a melting pot.
Germans settled in Pennsylvania, fleeing religious persecution and war
Scotch Irish lived along foothills of Appalachians
5% of population made up of French Huguenots, Jews, Dutch,
WelshSlide3
Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists
Most honored profession was in Christian ministry
Physicians were not well trained
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medical school comes in 1765
Epidemics were extremely dangerous
Smallpox was the most feared affecting 1 in 5
Crude inoculation was started in 1721
Diphtheria was also a killerSlide4Slide5
Workaday America
Agriculture was leading industry
90% of colonists earned living from it
Staple crop in Chesapeake was tobacco
Middle colonies were grain producers
Fishing and trade were prevalent in New England and Middle ColoniesSlide6
Manufacturing was of secondary importance
Lumbering and ship building were the most important manufacturing activities
Trade imbalance grows with England
Colonists look to outside sources for tradeSlide7Slide8
Molasses Act is passed demanding colonists not trade with French West Indies
Colonial North America could only trade with the British West IndiesSlide9Slide10
Horsepower and Sailpower
Roadways in the colonies were in terrible condition
Taverns were set up along the roadways
Classes mingled with another
Inter-colonial postal system was established in mid 1700’s
News of Declaration of Independence took nearly 1 month to get from Philadelphia to Charleston S.C.Slide11
Dominant Denominations
Two tax supported churches in colonies
Anglican Church
Congregational Church
Colonies had official religions – Georgia, The Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland were Anglican colonies
Congregational Church which came from Puritans was official religion in New England. Except Rhode Island
Anti-Catholic sentiments were not strong because there were few Catholics in coloniesSlide12
The Great Awakening
Faith in God not good works alone will save people
Great Awakening reinvigorated religion in colonies
Challenged the existing churches authority
New churches sprang up and new colleges
First mass movement of American people regardless of their locationSlide13Slide14
Map Work page 85
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Why do you believe the Scots-Irish were located in the western part of the colonies?
Why were African Americans found in two separate concentrations and not throughout the South?
Where were the Dutch concentrated? Why do you think?
Where did the Welsh, Jews, and
Swedes settle
? Slide15Slide16
Chapter 5 ID’s
Scots-Irish
Great Awakening
George Whitfield
Jonathan Edwards
College Education
Poor Richard’s AlmanackBenjamin FranklinJohn Peter Zenger
Old Lights and New Lights