1. Unit One

2.  Founders  Government  Indentured servants  Self-sufficient  Subject

4.  Being under the rule of a monarch or leader

6.  The people and institutions with authority to make and enforce the laws and manage disputes about laws

8.  People had to provide for their own needs (food, clothing, medicines, furniture and tools)

10.  Men and women who sold their labor in exchange for the cost of the trip from Europe to the colonies.

12.  The political leaders of the colonies

14.  Key words and phrases are in red ◦ These should be on the left of the page  Details are in black ◦ Can be abbreviated (but still makes sense) ◦ Your notes will not look like exactly like this PowerPoint but they should have this information

15.  13 British colonies  In 1770, King George III was the ruler  Our nation did not yet exist  Learning about the way the colonists lived helps us understand why they developed certain ideas about government that still affect our lives today

16. Along the eastern seacoast, the native Indian people lived in well-organized tribes – Known as the Eastern Woodland tribes – Fished, hunted, gathered wild plants, tended small crops of corn The Native peoples maintained loose political ties – The best known league was the Iroquois League Made up of five tribes in what today is the state of New York

17.  1200 miles along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean  Two hundred miles inland  Great Britain was only slightly larger than the colony of New York  In 1790 the population was almost 4 million ◦ More than 300 million today

18. People in cities or towns worked in professions, trades, crafts, or small factories Most colonists lived in small communities or villages or farms 90% of colonists were farmers – Farms usually were between 90-160 acres – Traded with neighbors, were self-sufficient – Most included a hired laborer or indentured servant or slave labor (slaves mostly in the South) Some colonists worked as hired laborers

19.  A typical colonial family in the 1770s ◦ Worked hard ◦ Had the highest standard of living ◦ Had good diets, thus healthier people ◦ Better educated than most Europeans ◦ Four times as many newspapers were published in the colonies than in France

20.  Not everyone lived as well as families on the family farms ◦ One-fifth of the population was held in slavery ◦ Slavery was permitted in all the colonies, North and South

21. Most colonists were British or Irish – As a result, most spoke English Settlers also came from – France – Germany – The Netherlands – Spain – Sweden – And other countries Different religious beliefs – Many different groups of Protestants – Catholics – Jews – Compared to most nations of the time the colonies were very diverse After you’re done… read pages 10 & 11

22.  Not divided into a large group of poor with only a few rich bossing everyone around  No royalty (king, queen, etc.)  The difference between wealthy and poor was less important in colonial society  A poor person could become wealthy by using knowledge, skills, and opportunities

23.  Everyone but adult white men ◦ Women ◦ Native peoples ◦ African slaves ◦ Non-land-owning white men

24.  Freedom  Virtuous  Hardworking  Simplicity  Sensitive to British government limiting colonial rights

25. Political leaders of the colonies Led the fight to free the American colonies from British rule Helped create the state gov’ts Ideas influenced the writing of the Constitution John and Abigail Adams, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Mercy Otis Warren, George Washington

26.  P.12 “LESSON REVIEW” #1-5  You can look back through the lesson and read to find answers to these questions  Complete sentences, restate the question in your answer

27.  Terms to Understand  How “class” worked in the Colonies  Colonial values  Founders