Unit 1: Three Worlds Meet

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Unit 1 Three Worlds Meet

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• Chapter 5 Beginnings of an American Identity
• Section 1 Early American Culture

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This picture is on pages 132 and 133 in your text.

• Describe the expressions on their faces.
• What would you think Patrick Henrys saying?
• Some people look confused. Why?

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There came a time in Colonial history where
colonists were angry.

• They felt that some of their personal rights were
  being taken away.
• You start to see some of this in the late 1600s.

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Social rank in America today

• Upper upper
• Lower upper
• Upper middle
• Lower middle
• Upper lower
• Lower lower

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Social rank in the Colonies

• Large landowners, church officials, government
  officials, and wealthy merchants.
• Small farmers and tradespeople.
• Renters.
• Unskilled workers.
• Indentured servants and slaves.

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Rich vs. Poor in Colonial Times

• There were ranks
• White, male landowners could vote.
• Poor showed respect to betters by bowing or
  tipping a hat.
• Church rich in front / poor in back
• Rich were expected to help the poor if they
  needed it.
• Poor people might sometimes have to barter
• (trading goods or services instead of money)

• Owning land was one of the most important goals
  in colonial times

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Families in colonial times had lots of kids.

• but not necessarily lots of children
• Had lots of kids 7, 8, 10, 12..
• ¼ of all babies died before their 5th birthday
• Childbirth was the cause of death for half of
  all womens deaths
• Lets find that page in your packet

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Women

• Did not have many rights.
• Could not vote.
• Could not preach.
• Could not hold public office.
• Could not own property without her husbands
  permission.
• Laws said any money she made belonged to her
  husband.
• Worked VERY hard.

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Children were expected to be useful when they
were about 6 years old

• Boys were often apprenticed at the age of 11.
• (Learned a trade from an expert)
• This master was responsible for their food,
  clothing, shelter, and a basic education for 4-7
  years. Then the young man would start his own
  business.

• Girls learned household thing from their moms
• In New England at 13 or so would often be sent
  to work in a factory or for another family /
  business

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• Orphans would work as servants for other
  families

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School

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• Most children were taught to read (so they could
  read the bible).
• Richer families kids learned writing and
  arithmetic.
• Most children finished school when they were 7.
• School was thought to bee more important for boys
• Educated African Americans were rare (often
  illegal to teach them to read).

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Newspapers and books

• At first, most books came from England
• Almanacs were among the first books published by
  the colonists and were very popular.
• One famous almanac Poor Richards Almanac
  written by Ben Franklin.

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And theres always a religious angle to what's
going on in many of the Colonies

• A lot of people were afraid the colonists were
  straying away from the bible and religion.
• Preachers made a big push to try and get everyone
  back to church and to God.
• Many preachers tried to scare people with images
  of hell and descriptions of Gods anger towards
  them.
• This was called the Great Awakening

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It was also a time of enlightenment in the world

• These ideas centered around reason and science
  being the paths to knowledge.
• Started in Europe, but also spread to the
  Colonies.
• Ben Franklin was an early enlightenment figure.

• From this came the idea that people are
  guaranteed the right to life, liberty, and
  property, and if the government cant do that,
  then the people should get a new government

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Todays essential question
How is American life influence by economic
forces? How were any of the following groups of
women lives influenced by economic
forces? Enslaved African Women / White Farm
Women / White Town and City Women
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