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Colonial Society Dynamics in 18th Century America

Explore the transitions in American colonial life, including shifts in gender roles, land ownership models, and religious influences. Discuss the evolution of New England, the Middle Colonies, and the impact of cultural diversity on society.

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Colonial Society Dynamics in 18th Century America

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  1. CHAPTER 4 – COLONIAL LIFE

  2. Overview • American colonies becoming more crowded and dissatisfied as well as gradually more democratic and united by 1763 - Evaluate this statement for its validity

  3. New England Freeholder Society • Women lgly subordinate • Leftover from Puritan Society • Men were more easily able to escape class system • Inheritance was taken very seriously • Created groups of individual property owners • Would effect # of children families had (would decrease as population increased) • NE changed to corn and a household model of production • Cottage industry

  4. New England Freeholder Society

  5. Middle Colonies – Hudson Valley • Land owned by a few families to follow European Model • Harder to draw ppl to work there • Much harder to move up in society b/c grain took a lot more labor • Tenants got rights and long leases to draw labor

  6. Middle Colonies – PA and NJ • Quaker dominated • Quakers = direct relationship with God • Few wealthy families • Used immigrants for labor • This kept a strong class distinction • Practice of quality drew many Germans • “peaceable kingdom” • Women owned land (following the German model)

  7. Middle Colonies – Scots-Irish • Lgly looking for religious freedom and opportunity • Added more diversity, but cultures did not mix much

  8. Role of Religion and Government • Until 1740s each religious region was able to enforce government regulations based upon religion • Remember salutary neglect and lower populations made this possible • With the influx of immigrants, Quakers and Puritans would become the minority and had increasing amounts of trouble enforcing religious doctrine upon ppl who didn’t agree • Society begins to shift toward a more secular society

  9. Today: With your group, please discuss the following: WHY each region developed the way they did PREDICT how these regional personalities will affect their reaction to the end of salutary neglect

  10. Chapter 4 questions: • In what ways were the lives of women and men in New England similar? In what ways were they different? • What was the threat to the freehold ideal in mid-century New England, and what strategies did farming families use to preserve this ideal? • Who were the new migrants to the MIddle colonies? Why did they leave Europe? What were their goals in British North America? • What were the main issues that divided the ethnic and religious groups of the Middle colonies?

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