7. EARLY COLONIAL LIFE
IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:
1) DO THE DQ2 FOR THE DAY. WRITE THE DAILY QUOTE AND
ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR THE DAY.
2) COPY THE NOTES.
3) DO THE COLONIAL LITERATURE
ON THE BOARD:
1. DQ2
2. COLONIAL LIFE NOTES
3. COLONIAL DOCUMENTS
*review questions
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-Explain Mercantilism
-Explain the effects of the Navigation Acts on
the colonial economy
-Describe the Triangle Trade & the Middle
Passage
-List the steps to Democracy & undemocratic
features of colonial governments
-Evaluate the development of religious
freedom
-Determine the significance of the New England
Confederation & Bacon’s Rebellion
Daily Comment & Card
1650-1673
1629
NAVIGATION
ACTS
-Said certain goods from New
World had to go to Britain
-Foundation for England’s
commerical system & mercantilism
-Led to increased tension between
Britain and the colonies
-Boosted New England’s prosperity
-Hurt Chesapeake by driving down
price of tobacco
TRIANGULAR
TRADE
-Created as a result of
mercantilism
-Slaves purchased in Africa
-Slaves sold in Caribbean for
commodities (sugar, cotton,
tobacco)
-Caribbean commodities sold in
Europe and North America
[RUM, SLAVES, SUGAR CANE]
_
SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money
“He that
lieth
down
with
Dogs,
shall rise
up with
Fleas.”
-BEN
FRANKLIN
Daily Comment & Card
1650-1673
NAVIGATION
ACTS
-Said certain goods from New
World had to go to Britain
-Foundation for England’s
commerical system & mercantilism
-Led to increased tension between
Britain and the colonies
-Boosted New England’s prosperity
-Hurt Chesapeake by driving down
price of tobacco
SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money
“He that
lieth
down
with
Dogs,
shall rise
up with
Fleas.”
-BEN
FRANKLIN
Daily Comment & Card
1629
TRIANGULAR
TRADE
-Created as a result of
mercantilism
-Slaves purchased in Africa
-Slaves sold in Caribbean for
commodities (sugar, cotton,
tobacco)
-Caribbean commodities sold in
Europe and North America
[RUM, SLAVES, SUGAR CANE]
_
SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money
“He that
lieth
down
with
Dogs,
shall rise
up with
Fleas.”
-BEN
FRANKLIN
Examine the picture…
What do you think is
going on?
Who is in the picture?
Where does this take
place?
Why do you think that?
When does this take
place?
Why do you think that?
V. EARLY COLONIAL LIFE
A. ECONOMY
B. NEW SOCIETY
C. DEMOCRACY
D. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
E. LITERATURE
A.
ECONOMY
MERCANTILISM
-England’s dominant economic philosophy
(17th/18th centuries)
-to protect English industry and promote
England’s prosperity
-subordination of the colonial economy to
the mother country
-”Salutary neglect” leads to illegal trade with
other countries
1/9
NAVIGATION ACTS
1.
RULES FOR COLONIAL TRADE (1650-1673)
TRADE CARRIED ONLY ON ENGLISH/COLONIAL SHIPS WITH
ENGLISH/COLONIAL CREWS.
2.
ALL GOODS IMPORTED TO COLONIES (EXCEPT PERISHABLES) PASS
ONLY THROUGH ENGLISH PORTS
3.
SPECIFIED “ENUMERATED” GOODS EXPORT TO ENGLAND ONLY.
ADVANTAGE
SHIPPING PROSPERS
TOBACCO MONOPOLY
MILITARY PROTECTION
DISADVANTAGE
2/9
MANUFACTURING LIMITED
LOW PRICES FOR CROPS
COST OF ENGLISH GOODS
THE SLAVE TRADE EXPLODES AFTER MONOPOLY OF THE ROYAL
AFRICAN COMPANY ENDS…
RUM from NEW ENGLAND
shipped across Atlantic to West Africa
SUGAR
SUGAR CANE
from the
WEST INDIES
TRIANGULAR
TRADE
(Taken to New
England to make
rum)
3/9
A three part trade route is established…
In
WEST AFRICA,
rum is traded for
SLAVES
(slaves traded for
Sugar Cane in the
West Indies)
-THE JOURNEY OF THE SLAVES FROM WEST AFRICA TO THE
WEST INDIES.
-THE BRUTAL TREATMENT CAUSED SOME TO COMMIT
SUICIDE ON THE JOURNEY.
-MANY DIED OF SICKNESS.
-IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR 20% OF THE SLAVES TO DIE
ALONG THE WAY.
-INSURRECTIONS WERE COMMON.
4/9
B. New society:
NO HEREDITARY ARISTOCRACY LIKE EUROPE. POSITION
IN SOCIETY DETERMINED BY ECONOMICS
UPPER: PLANTATION OWNERS
WEALTHY MERCHANTS
PURITAN CLERGY
MIDDLE: INDEPENDENT FARMERS
CRAFTSMEN/TRADESMEN
SHOPKEEPERS
LOWER: INDENTURED SERVANTS
SLAVES
5/9
WITH EXCEPTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS,
EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE
THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING…
The family
ECONOMIC/ SOCIAL CENTER OF COLONIAL
LIFE. EXPANDING ECONOMY & AMPLE
FOOD SUPPLY MEANT EARLY MARRIAGE
AND MORE CHILDREN…
During the colonial period, a woman usually lost control of her
property when she married. (single women & widows had
property)
A married woman had no separate legal identity apart from her
husband.
6/9
COLONIAL WOMEN STILL
HAD IT BETTER THAN
EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS…
C. DEMOCRACY
1. HOUSE OF BURGESSES
(1619)
2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT
(1620)
3. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF
CONNECTICUT (1639)
4. NEW ENGLAND TOWN MEETINGS
UNDEMOCRATIC FEATURES
7/9
1.5. ONLY
MALEOF
PROPERTY
OWNERS VOTE
POWER
THE PURSE
2. MOST GOVERNORS APPOINTED BY KING
3. GOVERNOR OR KING COULD VETO LAWS OF LEGISLATURE
6. ZENGER TRIAL (1735)
D. DEVELOPMENT OF
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
PENNSYLVANIA
TOLERATION ACT
ROGER WILLIAMS
RELIGIOUS
1649
(RHODE ISLAND)
FREEDOM TO
(MARYLAND)
SEPARATION OF
ALL WHO
PROTECTS ALL
CHURCH & STATE
BELIEVE IN ONE
CHRISTIANS
GOD
8/9
E. COLONIAL LITERATURE
-religious in nature
-sermons, histories
-poetry
ANNE BRADSTREET (1612-1672)
1st notable American poet, first published woman in
America
PHILLIS WHEATLEY(1753-1784)
1st published African-American poet
helped create genre of African-American literature
9/9
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Daily Quote &Question (DQ )
“He that lieth down with Dogs,
shall rise up with Fleas.”
-BEN FRANKLIN
Examine the picture…
What do you think is going on?
Who is in the picture?
Where does this take place?
Why do you think that?
When does this take place?
Why do you think that?
SONGS FOR THE DAY: 2. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
V. EARLY COLONIAL LIFE
A. ECONOMY
B. NEW SOCIETY
C. DEMOCRACY
D. LITERATURE