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18 Cards in this Set
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Other Countries and land
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some received land for free w/ headright
bought land or had land grants from king some settled in a frontier(edge of settled area)boundry of settled wildlife squatters- people who cleared a tract of land, and made own. |
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Rights of Col. American women
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when married husband/ pay passage
kept by law and custom could not own property If made $ husband own not vote |
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widespread of land and affect
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women could not vote
men who owned land were wealthy you must have land! |
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Items found in town
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Fine english cloth, chinawear, tea from India, wine and molasses.
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Effects of New England and Virgina river economy
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pop. spread out on farms
few towns buying and selling land between rivers/untouched live along rivers to trade so spread out! Wide, deep, smooth rivers which are good for big ships! |
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Massachusetts and New England land
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legislature gave tracts of land/wanted to found towns
cleared land and divided the rest(town property) |
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Jobs of women
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Keeping house, having kids, farm chores, making clothing, teach kids, and tend to the sick.
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Americans owning land
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high wages/cheap land
(lots)land vs. (few) people |
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Health of Women
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constant kids, made mom die early.
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Largest town and economis base
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Boston, New York, Charlestown, Philadelphia, New Port.
Seaports- sea trade and ship-buidling. |
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Education in the South
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not much education
unless wealthy could hire tutors |
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Grandchildren begin voting
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landowners dominated
considered voting a right(can not be taken away)! everyman voted |
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Affects of large land and attidues & family.
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needed large families
had to be open-minded needed to experiment had plenty of food wanted lots of kids(8 or 9) |
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Rural Town/ where and how did col. Americans live
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farmed, wore thread, made furniture, knives, spoon, plates/
lived in towns(urban areas) most farmed-fished |
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New England and Rivers
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shallow, full or rapids, smaller
ships could not sail up coastal towns were large(sea ports) had to build roads |
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American Labors Treatment
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earned more $ and treated better
more workers b/c of Unused Land Boss needs you! |
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New England and towns
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settlers remain close
town common- the vil. built their church, meeting house, and school! outside,village crops grown |
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Opportunities
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Learned to handle guns
ran large farms run newspapers, lawyer. |
