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The Culture and Lifestyle of the Colonists

The Culture and Lifestyle of the Colonists . Map Activity. City A. City B. 1. Study the maps carefully 2. Determine which of the colonies are represented (Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island)

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The Culture and Lifestyle of the Colonists

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  1. The Culture and Lifestyle of the Colonists

  2. Map Activity City A City B

  3. 1. Study the maps carefully • 2. Determine which of the colonies are represented (Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island) • 3. Use all information that we have studied to determine the following questions • Describe the distinguishing features of Map A and Map B • Which colony is depicted in Map A? Why? • Which colony is depicted in Map B? Why?

  4. A New Cultural Identity: What does it mean to be and American? • History of American • Alberigo Vespucci, early 1500s • 1600s • 1700s • “Letters from an American Farmer” • Written by Henry Crevecoeur, 1781 • Settled in the colonies in 1750s • Describes what it means to be an American

  5. What does it mean to be an American? • Blended European cultures and nationalities with no ethnic discrimination • No religion discrimination • Hard working people • Socially mobile • Differ from region to region • No aristocracy or monarchy

  6. Class Structure in the Colonies • “The Better Sort” • “The Middling Sort” • “The Lower Sort”

  7. Comparing the North and the South • Diversity, Diversity, Diversity • Population, Economy, Business • Economic • Multiple Crops (due to seasonal weather) • Wheat, Fishing, Lumber, Corn • Significance or Effects • Cities – Urban society • Port cities grow: Philly, NY, Boston

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