1. V. EARLY COLONIAL LIFE A. ECONOMY B. NEW SOCIETY C. DEMOCRACY D. LITERATURE

2. MERCANTILISM -England’s dominant economic philosophy (17 th /18 th centuries) -to protect English industry and promote England’s prosperity -subordination of the colonial economy to the mother country -”Salutary neglect” (or not paying attention when people broke the laws) led to illegal trade with other countries $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1/7 A. ECONOMY

3. NAVIGATION ACTS RULES FOR COLONIAL TRADE (1650-1673) 1. TRADE CARRIED ONLY ON ENGLISH/COLONIAL SHIPS WITH ENGLISH/COLONIAL CREWS. 2. ALL GOODS IMPORTED TO COLONIES (EXCEPT PERISHABLES) PASS ONLY THROUGH ENGLISH PORTS 3. SPECIFIED “ENUMERATED” GOODS EXPORT TO ENGLAND ONLY. ADVANTAGE SHIPPING PROSPERS TOBACCO MONOPOLY MILITARY PROTECTION DISADVANTAGE MANUFACTURING LIMITED LOW PRICES FOR CROPS COST OF ENGLISH GOODS Negative outweighs the positive! Impacts the relationship with the colonies… RESENTMENT RISES… (SMUGGLING HAPPENS) 2/7

4. THE SLAVE TRADE EXPLODES AFTER MONOPOLY OF THE ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY ENDS… A three part trade route is established… RUM from NEW ENGLAND shipped across Atlantic to West Africa In WEST AFRICA, rum is traded for SLAVES (slaves traded for Sugar Cane in the West Indies) SUGAR CANE from the WEST INDIES (Taken to New England to make rum) TRIANGULAR TRADE SUGAR 3/7

5. -THE JOURNEY OF THE SLAVES FROM WEST AFRICA TO THE WEST INDIES. -THE BRUTAL TREATMENT CAUSED SOME TO COMMIT SUICIDE ON THE JOURNEY. -MANY DIED OF SICKNESS. -IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR 20% OF THE SLAVES TO DIE ALONG THE WAY. -INSURRECTIONS WERE COMMON. 4/7

6. B. New society: NO HEREDITARY ARISTOCRACY LIKE EUROPE. POSITION IN SOCIETY DETERMINED BY ECONOMICS UPPER: PLANTATION OWNERS WEALTHY MERCHANTS PURITAN CLERGY MIDDLE: INDEPENDENT FARMERS CRAFTSMEN/TRADESMEN SHOPKEEPERS LOWER: INDENTURED SERVANTS SLAVES WITH EXCEPTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS, EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING… 5/7

7. ECONOMIC/ SOCIAL CENTER OF COLONIAL LIFE. EXPANDING ECONOMY & AMPLE FOOD SUPPLY MEANT EARLY MARRIAGE AND MORE CHILDREN… During the colonial period, a woman usually lost control of her property when she married. (single women & widows had property) A married woman had no separate legal identity apart from her husband. COLONIAL WOMEN STILL HAD IT BETTER THAN EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS… The family 6/7

8. E. COLONIAL LITERATURE -religious in nature -sermons, histories -poetry ANNE BRADSTREET (1612-1672) 1 st notable American poet, first published woman in America PHILLIS WHEATLEY(1753-1784) 1 st published African-American poet helped create genre of African-American literature 7/7