1. Reading Activity Independently read Slavery, African Traditions and Criticism of Slavery on page 106 Find a partner and discuss what you read Write the Main Idea “Slavery” in your notes Once you are finished, agree with a neighbor on the two (2) most important facts from the reading and write it in your notes

2. Slavery

4. Type I Writing Response Throughout the 1600-1700s, how might the people of the English colonies have become different than people living in England?

5. Chapter 4: Colonies Grow Section 2: Government, Religion & Culture A new American Spirit develops! p. 108

6. Trade

7. Mercantilism Economic theory: as a nation’s trade grows, its gold reserves increase, and the nation becomes more powerful Trade = Gold = Power

8. Navigation Acts (1651, 1673) Colonial merchants could only use English boats to import/export goods All products had to enter and leave English ports WHY?

9. John Hancock #1 Smuggler

10. Government

11. Who could vote during Colonial times? Limited Government & Voting

12. White males who owned property

13. Colonial Rule (by 1700s) Charter Colony – People choose their own governor (approved by Britain) and representatives – CT, RI Proprietary Colony – Proprietor/s choose governor and “upper house”, people choose representatives from a “lower house.” – DE, MD, PA Royal Colony – King chooses governor. Governor appoints a council. People choose a “lower house.” – GA, MA, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, VA Which colony would you like to live in?

14. Family Roles

15. Colonial Mother Cooked Made butter and cheese Preserved food Spun yarn Tended chickens Had few rights Widows or unmarried women could run businesses and own property. Women could never VOTE!

16. Colonial Father Formal head of the house hold Managed the farms and represented the family in the community

17. Colonial Teenage Girl Young unmarried women often worked for wealthy families as maids, cooks, nurses and seamstresses.

18. Colonial Teenage Boy Often served as apprentices Learning assistants Learned a skilled trade

19. Education

20. Enlightenment The idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society Literacy rates will rise

21. Harvard College – The first college, 1636

22. Religion

23. Great Awakening Religious Revival – 1720s-1740s Jonathan Edwards leads a return to the strong faith of earlier years

24. So... Education, Religion, Voting, Limited Government, Trade... What are the colonies starting to develop?? Extra Time? Work on your 13 colonies Map