colonial life and society a037.8.31. american colonies at the end of the seventeenth century
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Colonial Colonial Life Life andand SocietySociety
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American American Colonies at Colonies at the End of the End of
the the SeventeentSeventeent
h Centuryh Century
PopulatiPopulation on
GrowthGrowth
Estimated Total Estimated Total Population of Population of New Spain, New Spain,
New France, New France, and the British and the British North American North American Colonies, 1700Colonies, 1700––
17801780
PopulatioPopulation: n:
GeographGeographic ic
ExpansioExpansionn
Movement into the Movement into the Backcountry, 1720–1760Backcountry, 1720–1760
PopulatiPopulation: on:
Ethnic & Ethnic & Racial Racial
Diversity Diversity
Population: AgePopulation: Age
Population Structure by Gender and Age: Population Structure by Gender and Age:
British Mainland Colonies, 1760s, and United States, British Mainland Colonies, 1760s, and United States, 1980s1980s
Societies & Economies Societies & Economies Purpose Families Ethnicity Economy
New England
Religious Nuclear families
Mostly English
Family farms
Middle Colonies
Mixed Nuclear families
Mixed European
Family farms
Chesapeake Gain wealth
Extended families
English (majority)& African
Market plantations (tobacco)
Lower South Gain wealth
Extended families
English & African (majority)
Market plantations (rice, indigo)
Religion: Religion: DiversityDiversity
• ToleranceTolerance??
• Great Great AwakeninAwakeningg
• George George WhitefielWhitefieldd
Religious Diversity Religious Diversity in 1750in 1750
EducationEducation
• New EnglandNew England• ““Old Satan Deluder” Act (1647)Old Satan Deluder” Act (1647)
EconomyEconomy
• Mercantilism – theory, purposeMercantilism – theory, purpose• Navigation ActsNavigation Acts• ““triangular” tradetriangular” trade• Smuggling – quality of royal officialsSmuggling – quality of royal officials
The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750The Rise of the American Merchant, 1750
Value of Value of Colonial Colonial
Exports by Exports by Region, Region, Annual Annual
Average, Average, 17681768––17721772
Colonial Products in the Mid-1700sColonial Products in the Mid-1700s
Government: Government: Britain & Its Britain & Its ColoniesColonies
• Tradition of Lax RuleTradition of Lax Rule– English Civil WarEnglish Civil War– Glorious Revolution - triumph of Glorious Revolution - triumph of
ParliamentParliament– George I and II reliance on ParliamentGeorge I and II reliance on Parliament– ““Whigs”Whigs”
• Salutary NeglectSalutary Neglect• Colonial tradition of self-rule Colonial tradition of self-rule
– Colonial assemblies - powersColonial assemblies - powers– Weakness of governorsWeakness of governors
Government Government and religion and religion in the British in the British
Colonies, Colonies,
17201720
Eighteenth century merchants Eighteenth century merchants conducting business in a conducting business in a
coffeehousecoffeehouse
Snake cartoon by Benjamin Snake cartoon by Benjamin FranklinFranklin