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Becoming American: Mini Slide Show

Becoming American: Mini Slide Show. What did it mean to be English?. Limited Land Limited Opportunity Growing Population Protestant - Church of England Other Protestant Faiths less welcome (Puritans) On-going and Growing Rivalry with France Limited Monarch w/ Powerful Parliament

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Becoming American: Mini Slide Show

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  1. Becoming American:Mini Slide Show

  2. What did it mean to be English? • Limited Land • Limited Opportunity • Growing Population • Protestant - Church of England • Other Protestant Faiths less welcome (Puritans) • On-going and Growing Rivalry with France • Limited Monarch w/ Powerful Parliament • Still a strong aristocracy – upper class • Growing poor class

  3. What Does It Mean to be an American? • Freedom • Individuality • Justice • Opportunity • Liberty • Equality • Make Money • Casual • Independent

  4. Four Ways to Look at This Religious – The role of religion in personal and public life Economic - How you meet basic needs – food, clothing,shelter, wealth Political- government, power Who makes the decisions? Social - How groups of people are organized – race, class, region etc.

  5. RELIGIOUS

  6. ECONOMIC

  7. ECONOMIC

  8. SOCIAL

  9. RELIGIOUS CHANGES Increased Religious diversity From the Meeting House to the counting House 2nd Generation Pilgrims loosen Puritan values –Make $ THEN THE GREAT AWAKENING!! ( an attempt to go back to the old ways But really based on Individuality, Freedom, Equality

  10. ECONOMIC CHANGES Get over the survival stage GROWTH!! ALL AROUND Availability of LAND promotes wealth SLAVE CULTURE STRONGER South Has Close Ties with England

  11. POLITICAL CHANGES ALL COLONIES VALUE LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AMERICANS TURNED ON TO ENLIGHTENMENT IDEAS – Natural rights (Life,LIBERTY, PROPERTY), CONSENT OF GOVERNED, RIGHT TO REBEL, THINK FOR YOURSELF) SOUTH MORE COOPERATIVE WITH ROYAL GOVERNORS

  12. SOCIAL CHANGES NO ARISTOCRACY DEVELOPS IN AMERICAThere are no extremes – Rich or Poor America is equalizing More freedom of movement and thought Women have more freedom in America than England Slave culture strengthens

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