Ch 5 PPT Colonial Society on the Eve
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Ch 5 PPT Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
Population Growth • Huge population growth caused shift in balance of power between colonies and England (mother country) • Population: 1700 = 300, 000, but by 1775 = 2. 5 million • 1775 Average = 16 • Only 4 major cities: Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Charleston
Philadelphia (largest in the 1750’s)
Urban Population Growth 1650 - 1775
Ethnic Groups
Other Races • New societies created out of diverse ethnic groups: English, Africans, Scots-Irish, Germans, French. • Scots-Irish didn’t like British government. • Out of 56 signers of Declaration of Independence 18 = non-English and 8 weren’t born in the colonies. • Which non-English group was the largest?
Ethnic & Racial Composition of American People: 1790 • • • British African German Scottish Scots Irish Dutch Irish French Swedes, Jews, Swiss 49% 19% 7% 7% 5% 3% 3%. 4%. 3%
Scots-Irish • Not really Irish, but Scottish Lowlanders • Were Presbyterians (hated by Catholics) • Early 1700’s – tens of thousands came to America. • Most went to Pennsylvania - settled in frontier areas. • Also spread to back country of Maryland parts of Virginia and Carolinas
Government Attempts to Control Trade • Map Pg 92: What are 2 products the colonies produced and at what location? • 1651 Navigation Acts: passed to guarantee England alone would profit from trade with colonies • English government tried to inhibit colonial trade to French West Indies by passing 1733 Molasses Act • Colonists ignored it/smuggled (triangular trade)
Molasses Act 1733 • British law imposed tax on molasses, sugar, rum imported from non-British foreign colonies (French W. Indies) into N. American colonies. • Aimed at creating a monopoly of American sugar market • Smuggling occurred
Colonial Trade (Pg 93) • Triangular Trade: Rum traded to Gold Coast of Africa in exchange for African slaves. Slaves traded to West Indies for Molasses taken back to New England made into rum. (rum taken to Coast of Africa, etc. ) • Other items traded: food, forest products (timber/lumber), tobacco, indigo, furs, meat, grains.
Mercantilism • AKA: English Trade System • Goal - Mother country wants to: • Be self-sufficient • Expand trade to increase gold reserves to become rich • To limit foreign imports and to encourage a favorable balance of trade • Policy in which colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country, exchanging raw materials for manufactured goods
Mercantilism – How did it work? • • Export raw materials from America Make finished product in England Make colonists buy products only from England Export more products from England than England imports • Enumerated goods: Goods that England needed, but didn’t have the natural resources to produce: Sugar, Tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice.
Too Many Products • Colonies produced too many products for England so they started selling to other countries • English govt “turned a blind eye” to colonies trading outside of England = Salutary neglect: Didn’t enforce Navigation Acts
But after French & Indian War • French and Indian War is also known as: . • Changed economic policy…. • From Salutary Neglect to strict enforcement of Navigation Acts 1660 and 1663 – All products must be sold through England, no direct sales to other countries
Getting Around • 1700’s: roads built to connect major cities • Roads poor (dirt roads) - transportation slow • First “Holiday Inns” were called taverns: sprang up along the main travel routes. • Taverns = information exchanged, rumors spread, public opinions discussed, agitation for revolution stirred, all classes were accepted. • For amusement – pool tables, bowling, gambling
TMWK CH 5 • 1. chart Pg 95: What sect of protestants had the greatest # of followers in 1775 and where were they located? • 2. Which colonies were mostly Anglican? • 3. Which colonies had no tax supported churches in 1775?
1775 Denominations • • • Congregational Church – Puritans, Congregationalists Anglicans - Church of England Presbyterians- Scots Irish German churches- Lutherans Dutch Reformed Quakers - Society of Friends
First Great Awakening: 1730 s & 1740 s • Religious revivals in the English colonies spreading evangelistic fervor. Challenged the control of traditional clerics over their congregations. • Pastor Jonathan Edwards: salvation isn’t given by doing good, but by the grace of God. • George Whitefield: Gifted preacher – stirred emotions of the audience. • “Old Light” preachers: opposed the emotionalism of the revivalists • “New Light” preachers: New type of ministers upset the Orthodox clergy. Had intensely emotional sermons in order to revitalize American religion.
First Great Awakening Cont. • • Challenged patterns of traditional religion Individual can choose their religion 1 st genuine united movement in the colonies Helped nurture seeds of independence as people felt united by a common history and shared experiences.
Results of Great Awakening • Undermined prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies • Congregationalists and Presbyterians split: many became Baptists and other sects who were more accepting of emotion in religion. • Led to founding of Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, and Rutgers colleges – “new light” centers. • Encouraged a wave of missionary work among Native Americans and Black slaves.
Schools and Colleges • Education: mainly for boys - most zealously promoted in New England colonies • New England - Education for religious reasons: Reading the Bible, learn doctrine, preparing men for ministry • Classical languages: Latin and Greek • Middle Colonies had some tax-supported schools
Today’s Ivy League Schools • 1636 Harvard: Cambridge, Mass. Congregational • 1693 College of William and Mary: VA – Anglican • 1701 Yale: Connecticut - Congregational • 1746 Princeton: NJ – Presbyterian • 1751 University of Pennsylvania: PA – nonsectarian • 1754 Columbia: NY – Anglican • 1764 Brown: RI – Baptist • 1766 Rutgers: NJ – Dutch Reformed • 1769 Dartmouth: NH – Congregational
Deism • Lord Edward Herbert: founder of Deism • God set universe in motion and left it to natural law without intervening again • Deists believed in God, but rejected organized religion • Most famous Deist was Benjamin Franklin • Morality could be achieved by following reason rather than teachings of the church
Ben Franklin: “First Civilized American” 1754 Political Cartoon
Franklin’s Political Cartoon Impacted History • Urged colonies to join together to support Albany Plan of Union during French and Indian War • 1754 cartoon published in Pennsylvania Gazette showed disunity of the colonies • Later used as a symbol of colonial freedom during the Revolution
Ben Franklin – “First Civilized American”
Ben Franklin–“First Civilized American” • Apprenticed as a printer • Lived in Philadelphia (London-2 years) • Started Univ. of Pennsylvania: 1 st American college not controlled by a denomination • Established 1 st privately supported lending library in Philadelphia • Improved the post office - became 1 st Postmaster General • Organized 1 st fire dept • Reformed the police dept
Ben Franklin – Inventor/Scientist • Invented bifocals, Franklin Stove, Glass Harmonica, Lightning rod • Discovered electricity • Built 1 st electric battery
Founding Father and “First Civilized American” • Signed Declaration of Independence, 1783 Treaty of Paris, U. S. Constitution • Published Pennsylvania Gazette • Wrote “The Autobiography of Ben Franklin” and “Poor Richard’s Almanac”: has many pithy sayings - “Honesty is the best policy”
Pioneer Presses • John Peter Zenger – newspaper printer • Jail for 9 months for printing article that was critical of Royal Gov. of NY. • Charged with seditious libel. • Zenger argued he had printed the truth. Jury found him innocent. • Important case for freedom of press - helped establish the doctrine that true statements about public officials couldn’t be prosecuted as libel. • Encouraged editors to be more critical of public officials.
Politics of 1775 • 8 colonies: had royal governors appointed by king. 1) Two-house legislator: Upper house appointed by the crown in the royal colonies. 2) Lower house: elected by property owners. • 3 colonies: proprietary – proprietors chose governors (MD, PA, DE) Two-house legislature: voted for in the proprietary colonies • 2 Self governing colonies - elected their own governors (CT, RI) • Had religious or property qualifications to vote • Taxes: voted on for necessary expenses of colonial govts. • 1775: Colonies not yet a true democracy
Structure of Colonial Society • Gentry Class – South = Plantation Owners: wealthy, educated – North = Lawyers (had a lot of power), Officials, Clergymen (most honored profession), Merchants • Middle Class – Yeomen Farmers: small, family owned farms – Physicians (least honored and not highly trained) – Tradesmen/Artisan: blacksmith, tinsmith, printer – Merchants: shop owner • Poor Class – Indentured servants, free laborers, lesser tradesmen, poor farmers • Slaves: lowest class
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