“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Summary Question: What were the three most important characteristics common to American colonists? Why? Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
Three questions tonight and throughout the course: What is history Three questions tonight and throughout the course: What is history? What do we know about it, especially early American history? ? How do we know?
We will pursue our understanding of American history through Essential Questions. Essential Questions - are open-ended, no single definitive answer - tie the past to the present - require analytical thinking (SHEG) and techniques - require primary and secondary sources - must be supported by American history content
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 8 Questions Marriages between slaves were not recognized legally. Summary Question: What were the three most important characteristics common to American colonists? Why? Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s? Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s? Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline 1. Colonial Demographics 1650 – 25,000 1700 – 250,000 1750 – 2.5 million Colonial population increase due to: -High birth rate - Relatively low death rate “Big” question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline 1. Colonial Demographics What ethnic / racial groups are represented by these colors: Dutch German Scot-Irish African – American
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 At last, when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo, they made ready with many fearful noises, and we were all put under deck, so that we could not see how they managed the vessel. . . The stench of the hold . . . was so intolerably loathsome, that it was dangerous to remain there for any time . . . but now that the whole ship's cargo were confined together, it became absolutely pestilential. The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate . . . . the air soon became unfit for respiration, from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died - and the filth of the necessary tubs, into which the children often fell, and were almost suffocated. The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable. Olaudah Equiano
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends. Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
Mercantilism: 17th century Economics
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends. Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 “A true wife accounts her subjection to be her honor and freedom.” - John Winthrop “I am but a wife and therefore it is sufficient for me to follow my husband.” - Lucy Winthrop Downing
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 To my Dear and Loving Husband If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee. If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can . . . Thy love is such I can no way repay. The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. Then while we live, in love let's so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever. - Anne Bradstreet
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 On the subject of wearing aprons to bed: She is modest, also chaste While only bare from neck to waist And he of boasted freedom sings Of all above her apron strings
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends. Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 8 Questions Marriages between slaves were not recognized legally.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Connections Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends. Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Established religions: those “official” churches supported by the government Southern colonies: Anglican Church Middle colonies: none, toleration practiced New England: Puritan Church Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Great Awakening revival Great Awakening revival Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 J. Edwards, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, 1741 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZfLP3EtWI 11:15 – 13:50 Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Outline Colonial Demographics Economic Classes Gender Relations Slaves’ “Inner World” Influence of Religion 6. Summary Essential question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends. Essential question #2: How democratic (“people rule”) was the establishment of the new nation economically, socially and politically from 1760’s to the 1840’s?
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 Nobody’s Jig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ykXonwV1-o “Big” question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXC4Q_4JVg TED talk atlantic slave trade (5:40) “Big” question: At what point, if any, did the thirteen English colonies become “American” from the years 1600–1770’s? Consider economic, social and political events and trends.
“Home Away from Home”: Colonial Life, 1650-1750 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXC4Q_4JVg Ted talk atlantic slave trade