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 ID: 586089
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Life in Colonial AmericaSlide2
Colonial Society
What determined a place in society:
Wealth
GenderRaceDifferences between social rank could be seen in clothing, houses, and mannersSlide3
Wealth in Land
Foundation of real wealth was the land
Majority of landowners were white males
These men dominated politicsLawyers, planters, and merchants held most of the seats in the colonial assembliesWealthy children received the best educationsSlide4
Trades and Occupations
Artisans
These tradespeople were important in the colonies
Tinware, pottery, cabinets, glasswarePrintersColonial printers gathered and circulated local news and informationBenjamin Franklin was one of America’s most famous printers in the 1700’s
Farmers and Fishermen
Many colonial settlers turned to the seas
A growth of shipbuilding occurred
Indentured ServantsSlide5
Colonial Women
The status of colonial women was determined by the men in their lives
A woman was under her husband’s control
English law allowed husbands to beat their wives without fear of prosecutionWomen handled the household operationsSlide6
The Nature of Work
Colonists had to work very hard to keep themselves and their families alive
Self-Sufficient
Children helped both parents from an early ageSlide7
Colonial Education
Attendance at school was not required by law
Literacy rates were higher in New England than anywhere else in British North America
Boys attended the grammar school to prepare for collegeGirls did not go to schoolUniversities were being establishedSlide8
Questions to Consider
Why was social rank so important during this time?
What occupations were important during this time? What did they contribute?
Why was land so valuable?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCOafWfXye8