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Chapter 4, Lessons 3 Life in the American Colonies (1607-1770)

Chapter 4, Lessons 3 Life in the American Colonies (1607-1770). Lesson 3 – Culture and Society. Life in the Colonies 1700-1770s  population grew from 250,000 to 2.5 million. slaves grew from 28,000 to 500,000. Increased immigration & large family sizes accounted for this growth.

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Chapter 4, Lessons 3 Life in the American Colonies (1607-1770)

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  1. Chapter 4, Lessons 3 Life in the American Colonies (1607-1770)

  2. Lesson 3 – Culture and Society • Life in the Colonies • 1700-1770s  population grew from 250,000 to 2.5 million. • slaves grew from 28,000 to 500,000. • Increased immigration & large family sizes accounted for this growth

  3. Lesson 3 – Culture and Society • Family Roles • Men were the head of the household. • Sons worked for family, became indentured servants, or apprentices. • Women ran the house & cared for children, also assisted on family farms. • Colonists valued education. 1750in New England, 85% of men and 50% of women were literate.

  4. Lesson 3 – Culture and Society • Great Awakening: • 1730s & 1740s – a revival of faith and religion swept through colonies. • Preachers such as Jonathan Edwards & George Whitfield gave sermons calling for stronger faith. • Inspired greater religious freedom in the colonies.

  5. Lesson 3 – Culture and Society • The Enlightenment: • Mid 1700s – started in Europe, spread to America. • Spread the idea that knowledge, reason, & science could improve society. • Increased interest in science in the Colonies • Also promoted freedom of thought and expression, a belief in equality, and the idea of popular govt. (govt. by the people).

  6. Lesson 3 – Culture and Society • Ideas of Freedom • Colonial newspapers often faced government censorship. • 1733 – John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New-York Weekly Journal, arrested and put on trial for accusing NY’s governor of corruption. • Jury found him not guilty & case seen as a key moment in the development of freedom of press.

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