1. Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies

2. Section 2: Life on a Farm 9 out of 10 lived on farms (90%)
Farms provided everything to live on
Climbed a ladder to reach loft or attic to sleep in
Parents slept in bed in the corner of a room
Fireplace to keep them warm, always burning
Large stove for cooking

3. Section 3: Life in Cities
1 out of 20 people lived in cities (5%)
Waterfront – heart of city, received news and supplies
Marketplace – Fishermen and farmers sold items
Taverns – People ate and drank, shared gossip

4. City Life Shops – sold goods based on trends, barbers and wigmakers
Houses were small, close together
Torches/Candles used for light, caused fires and put out by buckets from waterfront
Smelly from open sewage and roaming animals
Noisy from church bells and carts on cobblestone streets

5. 4.2 – 4.3 Questions
What % of people in the early colonies lived in farm houses?
What % of people lived in cities?
What 2 things did the colonists get from the water front?
What did people use for lighting in cities?
What problem did this lighting cause?

6. Section 4: Rights of Colonists
Rights – powers or privileges that belong to people as citizens and that cannot or should not be taken away by the government.

7. Magna Carta Stated that the King was not above the law, powers limited
Parliament (1265) – Group that had the power to approve laws and taxes
Glorious Revolution – King James refused to listen to the Parliament and was forced from his throne.

8. The English Bill of Rights (1689)
Prince William of Orange became King and had to sign the English Bill of Rights.
This act gave the power to the people to make laws and impose taxes.
Petition – to make a formal demand or request
Right to trial by jury

9. Section 5: Crime and Punishment
Serious crimes – murder, treason, robbery, not believing in God, hitting or cursing a parent were punished by death
Theft, forgery, highway robbery punished by either jail, whipped, or hot irons
Missing church or drunkenness was punished with fines, short jail time, or public humiliation

10. Crime and Punishment Puritans were more strict with rules
Killed those they “knew” were witches
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem Witch Trials

11. Section 6: Class Differences
High Class people were Lawyers, planter, merchant and wore nice clothes (could vote)
Middle Class people were farmers and artisans and wore plain clothes (could vote)
Lower class people were farmhands and workers (could not vote)
The bottom were servants and slaves (could not vote)

12. 4.4 – 4.6 Questions What did the Magna Carta say?
What did William of Orange sign?
What was the punishment for cursing at your parent in the early colonies?
Who could vote in the early colonies?

13. Section 7: Life for African Americans
Slaves big in South
Most slaves came from West Africa
Americans traded cloth, guns, and rum for slaves
Middle Passage – area where slave ships traveled
Slaves – gave up hope or rebelled

14. Section 8: Religion *Puritans:
Church most important building in the city (town meetinghouse)
“Seating Committee” – assigned seats for church, best went to the older and wealthy
Services lasted all day on Sunday

15. First Great Awakening (1730’s)
Wanted to revive the religious spirit
Held outdoor, shorter services
Brought them closer to God

16. Section 9: Education Little education
South – few hired teachers or tutors
Middle colonies –
Church schools
Parents were teachers
Public Education with help of taxes
Massachusetts Law – required every town with 50 or more families to hire a teacher, 100 or more had to build a school

17. Section 10: Colonial Families
Family was most important
Many children to help on farms
Men outnumbered women

18. Section 11: Leisure Time away from work
Bees and Frolics – sharing work made it faster and fun
Toys and Sports - simple

19. Section 12: Food Corn – ate everyday Meat – hard to keep fresh
Fruit - a lot to eat
Vegetables – thought raw veggies were bad, made mushy stews

20. 4.7 – 4.12 Questions What did British slave traders trade for slaves?
What was the Great Awakening?
What did the Massachusetts law require for education?
What is the Middle Passage?
What types of things did they enjoy doing during their leisure time?
What did they eat everyday?