COLONIAL POPULATION

1700 – 250,000 1770 – 2,000,000

1700 - 19:1 in favor of England 1770 - 3:1 in favor of England

COLONIAL POPULATION

Not homogenous Less English than ever before (50%)

Growth due to Immigration 25% Natural growth 75%

COLONIAL SITUATION

Cheap land available Head right system

Booming Economy Colonist in better shape than average people in England.

AGRICULTURE

Cash crops of tobacco and rice Land means wealth Labor intensive Labor in short supply

LAND POLICY

17th Century: Towns parcel out land to individuals

Nearly everyone practices partial inheritance This creates land shortages Forces people to the Frontier. What is the Frontier?

LAND POLICY

18th century Colonies began to sell land directly to the individuals

Revenue raising measure. Now money not community membership brought about land rights. Settle on individual farms not towns

TRIANGULAR TRADE

The trade pattern of the British Empire.

England, Africa, North American and the Caribbean are the three points.

Wealth is being accumulated at all three points. (Favored England)

ENLIGHTENMENT

What is it? Where did it happen? What is the impact on

American History? Who were the major

philosophers of the Enlightenment?

JOHN LOCKE

Social Contract Theory (1690) Natural Rights of Man Govt. Exist to protect the

Natural Rights of Man? If govt. becomes tyrannical the

people have the right and obligation to revolt.

RIGHTS

Where do natural or inalienable rights come from?

How do we know? What are they? How can they be known? How can they be protected?

GREAT AWAKENING

What is it? When did it happen? What were the themes of the

Great Awakening? What was the impact? How does religion matter in

this?

THE GREAT AWAKENING George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards Church membership on the rise. Implied that all were equal before God. A sense of equality developed among

people. People became willing to challenge

authority.

FRENCH-INDIAN WAR 1756 –1763

France, Spain, American Indians

Great Britain, Colonies,Prussia, Iroquois.

FRENCH- INDIAN WAR IMPACTS

GB receives all of Canada, French lands east of Miss. River.

GB is strongest country in the world. GB is broke. GB uses war as an excuse to increase

control over the colonies. Tension between GB and colonies

grows.

PROCLAMATION OF 1763 No white settlers West of Appalachian

Mts. GB is trying to avoid Indian Wars. Increased unrest in the colonies.

QUARTERING ACT Colonists must provide food and

housing for British troops.

Designed to reduce GB’s expenses.

Invasion of privacy.