1. Life in the Post- Colonial Age

2. Geography  North  Original colonies north of Maryland border  Manufacturing develops  Abolition of slavery begins  South  Original colonies Maryland and south  Plantation economy  Relies on slaves  West  New territories  Small family farms on the frontier  Second Great Awakening begins here.

3. Childhood A new approach to raising children developed in the 1780s. It emphasized childhood as a separate stage of development. This caused toys and games to become more popular. This is a homemade doll from Northfield, MA

4. Women in Post-Colonial America  Married women were under complete legal control of their husband.  Republican Motherhood  Idea that a woman’s role in the Republic is to raise her children with Democratic Ideals and to make them contributing members of society.  Drawn to the reform movements that begin to develop.

5. Second Great Awakening  In 1790 only 5% of Americans were officially affiliated with a Church.  Begins in Kentucky and Tennessee in the 1790s  Characterized by:  Itinerant preachers: rode a circuit of rural areas with no churches  Revivals  Focus on personal salvation  Everyone in equal before God  Perfectionism and millennialism  Focused on the perfection of society

6. Slavery  Most slaves worked as field hands  Others worked as artisans or domestic servants  Overseer kept the slaves in line  Usually hired help  The South was one of the richest areas in the world  Most of that wealth from slaves

7. Slavery (Cont.)  Working conditions:  Variable but may things were similar  Work sunrise to dusk  Sunday off  Under constant fear of being sold

8. Slave Culture  Family  Fear of family being sold  Extended family became important  Village approach to raising children  Many were sold away from families  Religion  Was encouraged by whites…but only under certain conditions.  Secret religion developed  Focused on the Exodus story and liberation by God.

9. Transportation  http://www.teachushistory.org/detocque ville-visit-united-states/articles/roads- travel-new-england-1790-1840 http://www.teachushistory.org/detocque ville-visit-united-states/articles/roads- travel-new-england-1790-1840