IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:

1)  DO THE DQ FOR THE DAY. WRITE THE DAILY QUOTE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR THE DAY.

2) COPY THE NOTES.

3)  DO THE COLONIAL LITERATURE

7. EARLY COLONIAL LIFE

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ON THE BOARD:1. DQ2

2. COLONIAL LIFE NOTES3. 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

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money

Daily Comment & Card

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]_

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

1650-1673

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money

Daily Comment & Card

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

1650-1673

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

SONGS FOR THE DAY: Money, Money, Money

Daily Comment & Card

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]_

1629

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

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

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A.

ECONOMY

  NAVIGATION ACTS RULES FOR COLONIAL TRADE (1650-1673)

 1.   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

MANUFACTURING LIMITED LOW PRICES FOR CROPS COST OF

ENGLISH GOODS

Negative outweighs the positive!

Impacts the relationship with the

colonies…

RESENTMENT RISES…

(SMUGGLING HAPPENS)

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THE SLAVE TRADE EXPLODES AFTER MONOPOLY OF THE ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY ENDS…

 

A three part trade route is established…

RUM from NEW ENGLAND shipped across Atlantic to West Africa

In WEST AFRICA, rum is

traded for SLAVES

(slaves traded for Sugar Cane in the

West Indies)

SUGAR CANE from the

WEST INDIES

(Taken to New England to make rum)

TRIANGULAR TRADE

SUGAR

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-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.

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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

WITH EXCEPTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS, EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE

THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING…5/9

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.

COLONIAL WOMEN STILL HAD IT BETTER THAN EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS…

The family

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C. DEMOCRACY

1. HOUSE OF BURGESSES (1619)

2. MAYFLOWER COMPACT (1620)

3. FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT (1639)

4. NEW ENGLAND TOWN MEETINGS

5. POWER OF THE PURSE

6. ZENGER TRIAL (1735)

UNDEMOCRATIC FEATURES

1. ONLY MALE PROPERTY OWNERS VOTE

2. MOST GOVERNORS APPOINTED BY KING

3. GOVERNOR OR KING COULD VETO LAWS OF LEGISLATURE

VETO

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D. DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

ROGER WILLIAMS (RHODE ISLAND) SEPARATION OF

CHURCH & STATE

TOLERATION ACT 1649

(MARYLAND) PROTECTS ALL

CHRISTIANS

PENNSYLVANIA RELIGIOUS

FREEDOM TO ALL WHO

BELIEVE IN ONE GOD

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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 poethelped create genre of African-American

literature

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SONGS FOR THE DAY: 2. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

Daily Quote &Question (DQ )

“He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

-BEN FRANKLIN

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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. LITERATURE