Colonial Society
Trade laws in the colonies Mercantilism Minimize imports Encourage manufacturing Tributary colonies Providing raw materials New English markets Navigation Acts Shipping laws
The Caribbean The Caribbean Islands Sugar Cane Rum Labor issues White indentured servants Disease Intensive labor Slave labor
Rum???? Why is the rum gone?
Southern Colonies (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA) Lifestyles Tidewater Plantations Cash crops Tobacco, Rice & Cotton Overproduction Circumventing the law “Plantation duty” “Plantation duty”Smuggling Decline in the market
Tidewater Plantations
Lifestyles for the Backcountry Piedmont Small farms Conflicts with the Natives Sir William Berkeley Bacon’s Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon
Example of conflict: The Carolinas South Carolina (plantations/city trade) Lifestyles Cash crops Rice, indigo Disease Overseers and slaves North Carolina (backcountry) Lifestyles Small farming/trading
Maryland and Virginia Trading tobacco Imports Tobacco currency Lifestyles “Southern hospitality” Indebtedness Discounts and interest
New England Colonies (NH, MA, RI, CT) ClimateLifestyles Small farmers Large extended families Whaling & fishing Merchants “Yankee traders” “Yankee traders” Triangle trade routes-Royal African Co. of England “Middle passage” Loose packing vs. tight packing
The Middle Passage England ships weapons, clothes, rum, etc…to Africa England ships weapons, clothes, rum, etc…to Africa English ships pick up slaves in trade English ships pick up slaves in trade The Middle Passage is from Africa to either the caribbean or the southern colonies The Middle Passage is from Africa to either the caribbean or the southern colonies English ships trade slaves & finished products for raw materials English ships trade slaves & finished products for raw materials
Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692) A Commonwealth/Puritan mentality Reverend Samuel Parris Elizabeth Parris & Abigail Williams Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Good, Bridget Bishop Tituba
Dominion over New England James II (Duke of York…remember him) The Glorious Revolution William and Mary Mass. becomes a royal colony
“British” America
Colonial Society “Little England” Population growth Immigration Germans, Swiss & Austrians Scotch-Irish
The importance of family Social mobility George Washington Benjamin Franklin Women’s rights in the colonies “Midwives” Lower classes Slaves Haitian revolt Stono uprising
Young George Washington
Young Ben Franklin
Stono Uprising
World Wars, Colonial Wars Differing styles of warfare
“The Golden Age” Salutary Neglect Robert Walpole Molasses Act Political Autonomy Parliament Colonial governors Elected assemblies
Colonies prior to 1763
Religion in the colonies Colonial contribution The “Great Awakening” George Whitfield Rev. Jonathan Edwards Increase in church membership Social equality George Whitefield “New Light” vs “Old Light” “New Light” vs “Old Light”
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Jonathan EdwardsGeorge Whitfield
The Age of Enlightenment Sir Isaac Newton John Locke Deism
Sir Isaac Newton
John Locke