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American Society in the 18th Century
• Influence of Geography• Isolated by 3000 miles• Isolated by wilderness• Largely self-governing• Violence• Land cheap and labor scarce• Abundance of food
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I. New England’s Freehold Society
A. Farm Families: Women in the Household Economy
1. Husband the Head of the Household2. Wife as the “Helpmate”3. Motherhood4. Restrictions5. Marriage
I. New England’s Freehold Society
C. Freehold Society in Crisis1. Population Increase2. Changes in Family Life 3. “Household Mode of Production”
D. Importance of Education1. 1647 Massachusetts School Law2. 1636 Harvard
E. Halfway Covenant
II. Toward a New Society: The Middle Colonies, 1720-
1765
A. Economic Growth and Social Inequality
1. Tenancy in New York
2. Conflict in Quaker Pennsylvania
3. Landlessness and Crime
II. Toward a New Society: The Middle Colonies, 1720-
1765
B. Cultural Diversity1. Middle Colonies Not a “Melting Pot”
2. The German Influx
3. Scots-Irish Settlers
III. The Imperial Slave Economy
C. Slavery in the Chesapeake and South Carolina
1. Chesapeake
2. South Carolina
D. An African American Community Emerges1. Building Community
III. The Imperial Slave Economy
E. Resistance and Accommodation
1. White Violence
2. The Stono Rebellion
3. NYC Slave Revolt 1712
F. William Byrd and the Rise of the Southern Gentry
1. White Identity and Inequality
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Theory of Mercantilism
• Chief Features• Value of Colonies
– England wants a market...– Colonies want...
• Distractions
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IV. The Politics of Empire, 1660-1713
A. From Mercantilism to Imperial Dominion
1. The Navigation Acts– numerous acts– 1696
Manufactured GoodsManufactured Goods
•Furniture•Clothing•Colonials hadnot factories.
From England to Colonies
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Effects of Mercantilism
1. England: colony’s chief trading partner
2. non-enumerated goods flowed directly to foreign ports
3. Some industries flourish
4. British inefficiency
5. Colonial prosperity
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IV. The Politics of Empire,1660-1713
C. The Glorious Revolution in England and America
1. In England
2. Rebellions in America
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Rebellions in America (cont)
1. Maryland: economic and religious causes
2. New York: Leisler’s Rebellion– ethnic and class overtones
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III. The Imperial Slave Economy
G. The Northern Maritime Economy
1. The Urban Economy
2. Urban Society
V. The New Politics of Empire, 1713-1750
A. Similarities in government
1. Governors2. Bicameral legislatures3. Voters
VI. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1720-
1765A. The Enlightenment in America
1. The European Enlightenment
2. John Locke
3. Franklin’s Contributions
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VI. Religion in the 18th Century
1. Anglican Church- State-supported
2. Congregational Church
3. Decline of Puritan religion in 18th century
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VI. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1720-
1765B. American Pietism and the Great
Awakening
1. Pietism
2. Jonathan Edwards’s Calvinism
3. Whitefield’s Great Awakening (1730s-40s)
VI. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1720-
1765C. Religious Upheaval in the North
1. Old Lights and New Lights
VI. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening, 1720-
1765
D. Social and Religious Conflict in the South
1. The Presbyterian Revival
2. The Baptist Insurgency
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Effects of the GA
• Challenges older clergy• new Christian denominations• Increase missionary work to NA and
slaves• New schools• 1st spontaneous movement of
American ppl
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Religion and Science as Partners
• The Enlightenment and Great Awakening combine toEMPOWER citizens. If people can control theirsalvation, and can control their lives througheducation, then they can, and should, control theirpolitics. Following the arbitrary rules of a king doesnot follow reason. People should be able to controltheir government. All people, not just an aristocracyshould have a say in the government- this is a naturalright.
• All of these issues, created by the ENLIGHTENMENTand GREAT AWAKENING, helped create thefoundation for the American Revolution.