PPT-Women and Slaves in Colonial America

The rights of The Role of Women in Colonial America Women did not have the same rights as men during the colonial era They couldnt own land or vote They mostly served to help out on their homes or farms. Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution. Essential Question. To what extent were the American colonists “Americanized?”. Keep in mind, changing identity and changing ideas, beliefs, and culture are historical themes.. Chapter 3: 1690-1754. Population Growth and Diversity. Population of Colonies grew from 250,000 in 1700 to 1.6 million in 1750 (. Compared to 6.5 million in England in 1750. ) . The economy grew as fast as the population- and mercantilist policy meant a significant percentage of that went to England rather than staying in the colonies- there will begin to be resentment about that.. 1700-1775. American Pageant Chapter 5. Conquest by the Cradle. Population growth. 1700. 300,000 people total. 20,000 of total-. -black. 1775 . 2.5 million people total. 500,000 . of total—black. 400,000 . Southern Colonial Economies. . Based on plantation system. Grew labor intensive crops . Virginia used indentured servants at first . By 1670. ’. s few people willing to sign indenture contracts. Slavery developed slowly in Virginia . Colonial Society. What determined a place in society:. Wealth. Gender. Race. Differences between social rank could be seen in clothing, houses, and manners. Wealth in Land. Foundation of real wealth was the land. Indentured Servants v. Slaves in the Colonial Period. So what is “coercive labor?”. Coercive labor is labor that is coerced… no really.. Basically it means labor or work that is gained through use of force or threats.. Much growth through natural increase. Exceptional longevity in New England. Large influx of non-English Europeans. Scots-Irish Flee English Oppression. Largest non-English group. The Scots fled England for Ireland, then the Scots-Irish came to North America. I can explain why New Englanders abandoned Winthrop’s vision of a “city upon a hill.”. I can describe why indentured servitude gave way to racial slavery in England’s plantation colonies.. I can differentiate the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies as it pertains to social, economic and political development. This eighteenth-century woodcut shows enslaved black men, women, and children engaged in the steps involved in the curing of tobacco. The slavery codes regulated slaves and asserted the rights of slave owners.. What was life like for women and slaves in the various . European colonies?. Chapter 3. Society and Culture . in Provincial America. The Colonial Population. By the late 1600s Europeans and Africans dominated the population on the eastern coast. Table of Contents. Colonial Women. Clothing. Colonial Homes. Colonial Food. Colonial Food-continued. Colonial Food-continued. Garden. Daily Chores. Quilting. Candle-Making. Home Décor. Women’s Rights . Angela Brown. Focus:. Bellringer:. Ladies and Gentlemen. What associations come to mind when you hear this phrase? How do the images of ladies and gentlemen during colonial times compare with those of today?. I can explain why New Englanders abandoned Winthrop’s vision of a “city upon a hill.”. I can describe why indentured servitude gave way to racial slavery in England’s plantation colonies.. I can differentiate the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies as it pertains to social, economic and political development. AP Chapter 3. New France. 1605 Samuel de Champlain set out to monopolize the northern fur trade. . and founded the settlement of Quebec. Champlain controlled the fur trade and created alliances with the natives.