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American Life in the 17 th Century New England Society Education amp Literacy Towns with more than 50 households were required to appoint teachers Harvard College was founded in 1636 to train ministers ID: 441166

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Colonial Society

American Life in the 17

th

CenturySlide2

New England SocietySlide3

Education & Literacy

Towns with more than 50 households were required to appoint teachers

Harvard College was founded in 1636 to train ministers

About 90% of adult white men & 40% of adult white women could sign their names

No more than 50% in other coloniesIn England, only about 33% could read & write

New England SocietySlide4

Community Life

Centered around the Meeting House

Homes were close to one another

Led to a high population density in town center

Created an atmosphere of “watchfulness” Supported the overall goal of a “city upon a hill” without dissentEasy to help one another & work together

New England SocietySlide5

New England SocietySlide6

Family Life

Family Organization

Father - Head of the family

Mother - Manage the household

Children - Provide a labor forceStability80% of children reach adulthoodLife expectancy - Men: 65

New England SocietySlide7

Punishments

Convicted criminals were exposed to public ridicule

Meant to serve as a warning to others

New England SocietySlide8

Early 1700s – church membership & attendance began to decline

1730s-40s – religious fervor spread across the colonies with large revivals meeting under tents on the outskirts of town

Led by

“New Light”

ministers who emphasized an emotional & personal connection to God

The Great AwakeningSlide9

Jonathan Edwards

Encouraged parishioners to absolve their sins & pay penance by praying for salvation

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

The Great AwakeningSlide10

George Whitefield

Proclaimed that ordinary people could understand the Gospel without the leadership of the church

Called for public admissions of sins & followers being “saved” in front of the congregation

The Great AwakeningSlide11

Legacy

Promoted the growth of New Light institutions such as Princeton, Dartmouth, & Rutgers

Led to new divisions within the Protestant faith & a greater diversity of religion in the colonies

Shaped church life & worship in America

Encouraged egalitarian democracy

The Great AwakeningSlide12

Chesapeake Society

Chesapeake SocietySlide13

Tobacco cultivation dominated the region

Large profits could be made, but prices fluctuated

Indentured servants & slaves were common on the plantations

Chesapeake SocietySlide14

Community Life

Centered around large plantation homes

Homes were spread out & situated along the banks of rivers or streams

Led to a low population density – about 6 people per sq. mile

Chesapeake SocietySlide15

Chesapeake SocietySlide16

Family Life

Chaotic

50% of children reach adulthood

Life expectancy - Men: 48

Complex householdsChesapeake SocietySlide17

Headright

System

Virginia Company awarded 50 acres to anyone who paid a servant’s travel costs

Between 1630-1700 – 110,000 migrated from England to the Chesapeake Bay

Up to 90% were indentured servantsAbout 40% died within 6 yearsChesapeake SocietySlide18

Background

Tension developed between large landowners & former indentured servants

Growing gap between the rich & poor

The price of tobacco plummeted

Conflict with Native AmericansBacon’s RebellionSlide19

Conflict with Native Americans

Settlers (often former servants) encroached on land reserved for Native Americans

Indians retaliated

Virginia’s governor proposed a series of forts along the western frontier

Settlers took matters into their own handsLed by Nathaniel Bacon

Bacon’s RebellionSlide20

Key Events

Wanted to exterminate Native Americans along Virginia’s western frontier

Clashed with Governor Berkley & his supporters

Issued the Declaration of the People of Virginia

Burned Jamestown to the groundBacon died suddenly of dysentery

Ended the rebellion

Bacon’s RebellionSlide21

Aftermath

Shocked many of the elites of the region

Contributing factor in the shift from indentured servants to slave labor

Bacon’s RebellionSlide22

1619 – First documented slaves arrived in Jamestown

1660 – Fewer than 1000 slaves in the region

1700 – At least 20,000 slaves in the region

(22% of the population)

Slavery in the ChesapeakeSlide23

By the early 1700s, slave labor was used extensively in South Carolina

Slavery existed in all of England’s North American colonies

Slaves made up 20% of New York City’s population in the mid-1700s

Slavery outside the Chesapeake