History - Chapter 4 - Life In Colonial America

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Founding of Jamestown from 1607 to the

outbreak of the War for Independence in 1775.

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Colonial Era

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The largest city had 25,000 inhabitants

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Philadelphia

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20,000 people

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Boston and New York

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10,000 people

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Charles Town

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The population and immigrant groups

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Region least suited for agriculture because of long winters, short growing season, and rocky terrain

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New England Colonies

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Became known as the bread colonies because they produced a lot of grain

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Middle Colonies

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fertile soil, warm climate, and long growing

season. Tobacco was an important crop

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Southern Colonies

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traders bartered with the Indians, exchanging blankets, ammunition and other goods for pelts and hides

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The Fur Trade

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Ships went from New England to Africa with rum. They traded rum for slaves from Africa to the West Indies

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Triangular Trade

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social classes were determined by wealth

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Social Classes in America

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wealthy plantations

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Upper class

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independent farmers

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Middle class

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indentured servants

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Lower class

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Social class was determined by Birth

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Social Class in Europe

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the sparsely populated areas on the fringe of settlement.

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Frontier

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a natural pass through the mountains near

Virginia-Tennessee border

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Cumberland Gap

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served as a natural barrier to western

expansion. In 1700s settlers began to penetrate the rich lands beyond the them

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Appalachian Mountains

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one of the first people to lead pioneers over the Appalachian Mountains. Skillful woodsboy

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Daniel Boone

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once child mastered the Hornbook, he moved onto this...the most widely used textbook in

colonial America

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New England Primer

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Children were taught reading, writing,

arithmetic and the Bible. Some attended "dame school"

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Education in New England Colonies

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boys placed under the authority and care of a master craftsman in order to learn a trade

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Apprenticeships

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prominent statesman who signed the Declaration of Independence and the United States

Constitution. helped to spread general knowledge by encouraging the founding of

public libraries

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Benjamin Franklin

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publication that included bits of wisdom. contained meteorological and astronomical

information

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Poor Richards's Almanac

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colony kept under the direct authority of the King

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Royal Colonies

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Colony granted by the king to individual

proprietors or owners

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Proprietary Colonies

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Colonies that were granted charters allowing them to rule themselves

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Self-Governing Colonies

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each colony had one that served as its chief

executive officer

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Governor

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Mercantilism

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the belief that the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country (England). Wanted to regulate production in the colonies

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Hornbook

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a paddle-shaped board that had a printed sheet attached that contained the alphabet on the Lord's Prayer

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some studied at home or attended schools at church. To prepare for college, Latin grammar schools were established.

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Education in middle colonies

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had few schools, wealthy families hired private tutors. attended school in old tobacco buildings

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Education in Southern colonies