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American Life

American Life . Late 1600s – Early 1700s. New England. Patriarchal Society Social covenant Church Crisis (Enlightenment Ideals): Jeremiad and Half Way Covenant First Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield Salem Witch Trials: indicative of growing social class distinctions.

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American Life

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  1. American Life Late 1600s – Early 1700s

  2. New England • Patriarchal Society • Social covenant • Church Crisis (Enlightenment Ideals): Jeremiad and Half Way Covenant • First Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield • Salem Witch Trials: indicative of growing social class distinctions

  3. Colonial Economics • Most colonists farmers • Reliance on triangular trade • Not enough British goods to purchase, leads to illegal purchases from France and French West Indies • Molasses Act in 1733- foreshadows Imperial Crisis

  4. Immigration goes mainly to Middle Colonies • Germans and Scots Irish move to Pennsylvania • Scots Irish also become the ultimate frontiersman • Paxton Boys, Regulator Movement • American Colonial breakdown of Scots Irish

  5. Ben Franklin on the Germans • In short unless the stream of their importation could be turned from this to other colonies, as you very judiciously propose, they will soon so out number us, that all the advantages we have will not in My Opinion be able to preserve our language, and even our Government will become precarious.

  6. What is an American?- Jean de Creveceour • It is no wonder that this country has so many charms, and presents to Europeans so many temptations to remain in it. A traveller in Europe becomes a stranger as soon as he quits his own kingdom; but it is otherwise here. We know, properly speaking, no strangers; this is every person's country; the variety of our soils, situations, climates, governments, and produce, hath something which must please every body. No sooner does an European arrive, no matter of what condition, than his eyes are opened upon the fair prospect; he hears his language spoke, he retraces many of his own country manners, he perpetually hears the names of families and towns with which he is acquainted; he sees happiness and prosperity in all places disseminated; he meets with hospitality, kindness, and plenty every where; he beholds hardly any poor, he seldom hears of punishments and executions; and he wonders at the elegance of our towns, those miracles of industry and freedom

  7. Social Life • Taverns • Congregationalist and Anglican Churches are tax supported • Focus on enlightenment ideals (John Peter Zenger case) • New emphasis on education (college more important than alphabet) • Lots of improvements (roads, mail, printing)

  8. Government • 8 colonies had an appointed Royal Governor • 3 chose their Royal Governor • 2 (Ct and RI) elected their governors • Almost all governments run on a two house system (top is appointed by crown, bottom is popularly elected) • Backcountry highly underrepresented

  9. Slavery overwhelming in the South though most slave traders were from Rhode Island • Barbados Slave Code

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