1. Let’s investigate 4.2 and 4.4. together!
What were the characteristics of colonial society?
How did ideas about religion and government influence colonial life?

2. Section 2: Colonial Society
Family in Colonial Times
Family Jobs
Social Classes

3. Crash Course

4. Colonial Life On the Farm: In a Town:
Extended family members usually lived close by
Large families were an advantage; all pitched in!
Farms were separated, so families have to be self-suffiicient
In a Town:
Easier for single people to sustain themselves, however family ties were still important. Single men & women were supposed to live with family.

5. Roles of Men and Women-p. 108

6. Roles of Young People. 108
Children:

7. Colonial Social Rank
HIGH “The Gentry”: the upper class of colonial society
large landowners
church officials
government officials
wealthy merchants
MIDDLE
small farmers & planters
Tradespeople/artisans
(They could vote and hold office.)
LOW
indentured servants- signed a contract to work in exchange for the fee for the journey
Free African Americans
Enslaved people

8. Section 4: Spread of New Ideas

9. What was life like for kids?oung People at Work
For Boys:
Around age six, boys were “breeched” or given a pair of pants and began to help their fathers at work
Around age 11, boys began to become apprentice
Apprentice – a beginner who learns a trade or craft from an experienced master

10. Girls rarely were apprenticed
Learned sewing and other household skills from their mothers
Girls of 13 and 14 were sent to other households to learn specialized skills

11. Colonial Schooling
Most children were taught to read so they could understand the Bible
Only children from wealthy families went beyond reading to learn writing and arithmetic
Wealthy families sent children to private schools or hired private tutors

12. Hornbook

13. Poorer children were taught by their mothers
Some attended “dame schools” where women taught the alphabet and the Bible
most children were finished with school by age seven
Children’s textbooks emphasized religion
Colonial America had a high literacy rate

14. Dame School

15. Newspapers and Books Many newspapers!
Colonists began to publish their own books
Almanacs were very popular.
Published poetry, regional history, autobiographies
“Captive Narrative” was a unique form of literature found in the colonies
It told the stories of people captured by Indians

16. The Great Awakening
Great Awakening – a religious movement
in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s
preached religious beliefs were more important than behavior
Jonathan Edwards one of the best known preachers
he frightened his listeners with fire and brimstone sermons

17. Jonathon Edwards
George Whitefield

18. George Whitefield America’s Enlightenment
George Whitefield
America’s Enlightenment

19. Notes with Mrs. D-Great Awakening
People left the old churches and joined new ones; churches gained many new members
Inspired colonists to help others (George Whitefield started a home for orphans)
Encouraged ideas of equality and the right to challenge authority
Contributed to the American Revolution

20. The Enlightenment
Intellectual movement that emphasized REASON and SCIENCE as paths to knowledge
Lots of important philosophers come about during this time… John Locke argued people have NATURAL RIGHTS- life, liberty and property….hmmm does that sound kinda familiar?
King was angry!! He believed he had a DIVINE RIGHT to rule!

21. Let’s watch this awesome video and take some notes! 