US HistoryUS History

The Colonies Come of AgeThe Colonies Come of Age

California standard11.1.1California standard11.1.1

And 11.32And 11.32

VocabularyVocabulary

► Triangular TradeTriangular Trade►Middle PassageMiddle Passage►EnlightenmentEnlightenment

VocabularyVocabulary

►Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin►Great AwakeningGreat Awakening► Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards

VocabularyVocabulary

►French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War►William PrattWilliam Pratt►PontiacPontiac►Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763

► Both Northern and Both Northern and Southern Colonies Southern Colonies are prosperous but are prosperous but are beginning to are beginning to question British question British authorityauthority

► These regional These regional differences have differences have survived in the survived in the culture and politics culture and politics of the modern U.S.of the modern U.S.

Plantation Colony in the Plantation Colony in the SouthSouth

►There were cities, but the region was There were cities, but the region was prominently self sufficient plantations.prominently self sufficient plantations.

►Many existed on rivers and shipped Many existed on rivers and shipped directly to the North.directly to the North.

►Slaves provided the much needed Slaves provided the much needed laborlabor

Middle PassageMiddle Passage

► Triangular trade: Triangular trade: Transatlantic Transatlantic trading network.trading network.

►Middle Passage: the Middle Passage: the middle leg of the middle leg of the transatlantic trade transatlantic trade triangle.triangle.

► Treatment of the Treatment of the enslaved Africans enslaved Africans was often brutal.was often brutal.

Africans Cope in Their New Africans Cope in Their New WorldWorld

► 80-90% worked the 80-90% worked the fieldsfields

► 10-20% were 10-20% were domestic slaves or domestic slaves or artisansartisans

► They kept many of They kept many of their traditions such their traditions such as music, dance and as music, dance and story tellingstory telling

Commerce Grows in the Commerce Grows in the NorthNorth

►North was primarily thriving North was primarily thriving commercial cities and diverse commercial cities and diverse economic centerseconomic centers

►Port cities grewPort cities grew►Farms produced cash cropsFarms produced cash crops►Less labor intensiveLess labor intensive

The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment

►1700’s an intellectual movement that 1700’s an intellectual movement that began in Europe as the Great began in Europe as the Great AwakeningAwakening

► In the colonies it was a religious In the colonies it was a religious movement that influenced people’s movement that influenced people’s thinkingthinking

►The Enlightenment was a movement in The Enlightenment was a movement in which philosophers valued reason and which philosophers valued reason and scientific methodsscientific methods

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

► Embraced the notion of Embraced the notion of obtaining truth through obtaining truth through experimentation and experimentation and reasonreason

► Famous experiment Famous experiment with the kitewith the kite

EnlightenmentEnlightenment► Ideas spread through Ideas spread through

pamphlets and bookspamphlets and books► Literacy high in New Literacy high in New

EnglandEngland

EnlightenmentEnlightenment

►Thomas Jefferson reasoned that Thomas Jefferson reasoned that human beings are born with certain human beings are born with certain natural rights that the government natural rights that the government must respectmust respect

► Ideas lead to colonists questioning the Ideas lead to colonists questioning the British ruleBritish rule

Great AwakeningGreat Awakening

► Early 1700’s Puritans Early 1700’s Puritans had lost some of had lost some of their influencetheir influence

► The Great The Great Awakening was a Awakening was a series of religious series of religious revivals aimed at revivals aimed at resoring the intensity resoring the intensity and dedication to the and dedication to the early Puritan churchearly Puritan church

Religious RevivalsReligious Revivals

► Jonathan EdwardsJonathan Edwards►George WhitefieldGeorge Whitefield► 1730s-1750s restored religious belief1730s-1750s restored religious belief► People also challenged authority of People also challenged authority of

established churchesestablished churches►Great Awakening and Enlightenment caused Great Awakening and Enlightenment caused

people to question traditional authority.people to question traditional authority.► Important in leading to the American Important in leading to the American

RevolutionRevolution

French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War

► French Empire in The US expandingFrench Empire in The US expanding►Wars between France and England spread Wars between France and England spread

to he coloniesto he colonies► French colonists were mostly young men French colonists were mostly young men

and Catholic priests.and Catholic priests.► Fighting began in the area of the Ohio Fighting began in the area of the Ohio

Valley the Indians sided with the FrenchValley the Indians sided with the French►William Pitt : lead British ad colonists to William Pitt : lead British ad colonists to

victory over the Frenchvictory over the French►British claimed Canada and all of land East British claimed Canada and all of land East

of Mississippi riverof Mississippi river

Change for Native AmericansChange for Native Americans

►Lost a lot as a result of the French and Lost a lot as a result of the French and Indian WarIndian War

►Pontiac: Chief of the Ottawa nationPontiac: Chief of the Ottawa nation►British officers presented diseased British officers presented diseased

blanketsblankets►Proclamation of 1763 established a Proclamation of 1763 established a

line a line that the British could not line a line that the British could not cross.cross.