Colonial SocietyColonial Society

Trade laws in the coloniesTrade laws in the colonies

MercantilismMercantilismMinimize importsMinimize importsEncourage manufacturingEncourage manufacturing

Tributary coloniesTributary coloniesProviding raw materialsProviding raw materialsNew English marketsNew English markets

Navigation ActsNavigation ActsShipping lawsShipping laws

The CaribbeanThe Caribbean

The Caribbean IslandsThe Caribbean Islands

Sugar CaneSugar Cane

RumRum

Labor issuesLabor issues

White indentured servantsWhite indentured servants

DiseaseDisease

Intensive laborIntensive labor

Slave laborSlave labor

Rum???? Why is the rum Rum???? Why is the rum gone?gone?

Southern Colonies Southern Colonies (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA)(MD, VA, NC, SC, GA)

LifestylesLifestylesTidewater PlantationsTidewater Plantations

Cash cropsCash cropsTobacco, Rice & CottonTobacco, Rice & Cotton

OverproductionOverproductionCircumventing the lawCircumventing the law

“ “Plantation duty”Plantation duty”SmugglingSmuggling

Decline in the marketDecline in the market

Tidewater PlantationsTidewater Plantations

Lifestyles for the Lifestyles for the BackcountryBackcountry

PiedmontPiedmont

Small farmsSmall farms

Conflicts with the NativesConflicts with the Natives

Sir William BerkeleySir William Berkeley

Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s Rebellion

Nathaniel BaconNathaniel Bacon

Example of conflict: The Example of conflict: The CarolinasCarolinas

South Carolina (plantations/city trade)South Carolina (plantations/city trade)Lifestyles Lifestyles Cash cropsCash crops

Rice, indigoRice, indigoDiseaseDiseaseOverseers and slavesOverseers and slaves

North Carolina (backcountry)North Carolina (backcountry)LifestylesLifestylesSmall farming/tradingSmall farming/trading

Maryland and VirginiaMaryland and Virginia

Trading tobaccoTrading tobacco

ImportsImports

Tobacco currencyTobacco currency

LifestylesLifestyles

““Southern hospitality”Southern hospitality”

IndebtednessIndebtedness

Discounts and interestDiscounts and interest

New England Colonies (NH, New England Colonies (NH, MA, RI, CT)MA, RI, CT)

ClimateClimateLifestylesLifestyles

Small farmersSmall farmersLarge extended familiesLarge extended familiesWhaling & fishingWhaling & fishing

MerchantsMerchants ““Yankee traders”Yankee traders”

Triangle trade routes-Royal African Co. Triangle trade routes-Royal African Co. of of EnglandEngland

““Middle passage”Middle passage”Loose packing vs. tight Loose packing vs. tight

packingpacking

The Middle PassageThe Middle Passage England ships weapons, England ships weapons,

clothes, rum, etc…to clothes, rum, etc…to AfricaAfrica

English ships pick up English ships pick up slaves in tradeslaves in trade

The Middle Passage is The Middle Passage is from Africa to either the from Africa to either the caribbean or the caribbean or the southern coloniessouthern colonies

English ships trade English ships trade slaves & finished slaves & finished products for raw products for raw materials materials

Salem Witchcraft Trials Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692)(1692)

A Commonwealth/Puritan mentalityA Commonwealth/Puritan mentality

Reverend Samuel ParrisReverend Samuel Parris

Elizabeth Parris & Abigail WilliamsElizabeth Parris & Abigail Williams

Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Good, Bridget Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Good, Bridget BishopBishop

Tituba Tituba

Dominion over New EnglandDominion over New England

James II (Duke of York…remember James II (Duke of York…remember him)him)

The Glorious RevolutionThe Glorious Revolution

William and MaryWilliam and Mary

Mass. becomes a royal colonyMass. becomes a royal colony

““British” AmericaBritish” America

Colonial SocietyColonial Society

““Little England”Little England”

Population growthPopulation growth

ImmigrationImmigration

Germans, Swiss & AustriansGermans, Swiss & Austrians

Scotch-IrishScotch-Irish

The importance of familyThe importance of family

Social mobilitySocial mobilityGeorge WashingtonGeorge WashingtonBenjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

Women’s rights in the coloniesWomen’s rights in the colonies““Midwives”Midwives”

Lower classesLower classesSlavesSlaves

Stono uprisingStono uprising

Young George WashingtonYoung George Washington

Young Ben FranklinYoung Ben Franklin

Stono UprisingStono Uprising

World Wars, Colonial WarsWorld Wars, Colonial Wars

Differing styles of warfareDiffering styles of warfare

““The Golden Age”The Golden Age”

Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect

Robert WalpoleRobert Walpole

Molasses ActMolasses Act

Political AutonomyPolitical Autonomy

ParliamentParliament

Colonial governorsColonial governors

Elected assembliesElected assemblies

Colonies prior to 1763Colonies prior to 1763

Religion in the coloniesReligion in the colonies

Colonial contributionColonial contributionThe “Great Awakening”The “Great Awakening”

George WhitfieldGeorge WhitfieldRev. Jonathan EdwardsRev. Jonathan Edwards

Increase in church membershipIncrease in church membershipSocial equality Social equality

George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield “ “New Light” vs “Old Light”New Light” vs “Old Light”

Sinners in the Hands of an Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodAngry God

Jonathan Edwards George Whitfield

The Age of EnlightenmentThe Age of Enlightenment

Sir Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton

John LockeJohn Locke

DeismDeism

Sir Isaac NewtonSir Isaac Newton

John LockeJohn Locke