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Development of British North America on America’s Economy and Society SECTION 4
Mercantilism: Trans-Atlantic trade: Middle Passage: Great Awakening Growth in African American population Benjamin Franklin as a symbol of social mobility and individualism
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COLONIAL SYSTEM MERCANTILISM
All the colonies developed economies that allowed settlers to survive and prosper but each colony differed in its religious, cultural and political customs
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WHERE: along the Atlantic Ocean
13 COLONIES WHERE: along the Atlantic Ocean WESTERN BOUNDARY: for Southern & Middle: Appalachian Mountains WHO: Founded by Great Britain between PURPOSE: economic opportunities, political freedoms, religious freedoms to escape persecution REGIONS: NEW ENGLAND: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut MIDDLE (MID-ATLANTIC): New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware SOUTHERN: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Caroline, Georgia
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Transatlantic Trade Across the Atlantic Triangular Trade Middle Passage: middle portion of 3 way voyage Load ships with rum, cloth and goods to trade for slaves MIDDLE PASSAGE: slaves transported to New World Sell slaves, buy tobacco and other American goods and go back to Britain
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Growth of African Population
Cash crops: tobacco and later cotton Workers: plant, grow, harvest crops ##’s: majority of slaves were in Southern colonies because of agriculture based economies Growth of African Population
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GROWTH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
Music Religion Dance Language Culture: basket weaving Pottery making
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Founding Father
Social Mobility and individualism: born into poor family from Boston, MA Printer Apprentice at 12; 17 ran away and sailed to London to learn about business Returned to Philadelphia in 1726 as experienced printer, writer, businessman 84 years: world’s leading authors, philosophers, scientists, inventors, and politicians
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GREAT AWAKENING: ?? authority
1730’s religious revival in New England Puritans lose grip on society; membership declines Brotherly love: NA & AA join churches, slavery evil COLLEGES THAT CAME OUT OF THE Great Awakening: Princeton, Brown, Rutgers, Dartmouth, Columbia
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QUESTIONS: 1ST English settlement in North America?
What was the City Upon a Hill? 1st French settlement in North America? What was the Middle Passage? What was the 1st representative government in the NW? Describe & name the Mid-Atlantic colonies? What was the ultimate purpose of the 13 colonies for Great Britain? Name and describe the Triangular trade routes. Benjamin Franklin: why are the terms social mobility and individualism associated with him? Name 3 colleges that came out of the Great Awakening:
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