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Colonial Society A Large Colonial Family

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Colonial Society

A Large Colonial Family

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The Family in Colonial Times

• Many colonists lived with their extended families

• Most colonists lived on a farm

• There were few cities, and mostly single people or business men worked there

A Colonial Farm

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Roles of Men in Colonial Society

• The husband and father controlled a family’s income and property

• Represented their families as voters and officeholders

• Held jobs like carpenters, joiners, wheelwrights, coopers, butchers, tanners, shoemakers

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Roles of Women in Colonial Society• Expected to marry men

chosen by their parents• A women’s money became

her husbands• Raised the children• Domestic responsibilities

(cooking, laundry, made clothes, cared for the garden, milked the cows, tended the chickens)

• On the frontier, men and women’s roles blurred A Colonial Woman

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Role of Young People in Colonial Society

• The first 7 years of a child’s life was spent playing (marbles, hopscotch, leap frog, jump rope)

• Boys worked with their fathers in the field, girls with their mothers in the home

• Boys learning trades became apprentices

Colonial Children

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Social Classes

• Much more social equality in the colonies than in Europe, but classes still emerged

• There were 3 social classes:– The Gentry – rich upper class (planters,

merchants, ministers, royal officials, lawyers)– The Middle Class – made up of small independent

farmers and artisans who could vote and few held office (poor hoped to become middle class)

– Indentured Servants – signed contracts to work from 4 to 10 years as payment to voyage to America (had little to no rights)

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Free African Americans

• Never a large portion of colonial population

• Could own property• Could own slaves (some

bought and freed family members)

• Most could not vote

A Free Black Sailor During the American Revolution


Lesson 6.2: Colonial Resistance Grows. Today we will describe several events that increased tension between colonists and the British government.

Lesson 6.2: Colonial Resistance Grows. Today we will describe several events that increased tension between colonists and the British government.

Traders, Explorers, and Colonists and Colonists

Traders, Explorers, and Colonists and Colonists

Ch. 5, Sec. 2Building Colonial Unity Objectives Know why colonists and British soldiers clashed, resulting in the Boston Massacre. Know why colonists and.

Ch. 5, Sec. 2Building Colonial Unity Objectives Know why colonists and British soldiers clashed, resulting in the Boston Massacre. Know why colonists and.

Colonial Review The First Colonists. Game Board JamestownHappy Thanksgiving Early Governments New England Southern Colonies Middle Colonies 100 200 300.

Colonial Review The First Colonists. Game Board JamestownHappy Thanksgiving Early Governments New England Southern Colonies Middle Colonies 100 200 300.

Colonial Society on the Eve of the Revolution. Population Growth 1700 - 300,000 colonists (20,000 Blacks) 1775 - 2,500,000 (500,000 Blacks)

Colonial Society on the Eve of the Revolution. Population Growth 1700 - 300,000 colonists (20,000 Blacks) 1775 - 2,500,000 (500,000 Blacks)

Colonial Society in the 1700s Most populated colonies were Mass, Penn, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina –9/10 colonists lived in rural areas New racial.

Colonial Society in the 1700s Most populated colonies were Mass, Penn, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina –9/10 colonists lived in rural areas New racial.

Colonial Life. By the middle of the eighteenth century, European colonists had established a number of distinctive colonial regions in North America.

Colonial Life. By the middle of the eighteenth century, European colonists had established a number of distinctive colonial regions in North America.

Colonial America, Roots of Independence. The Colonists’ Ideals Settlers arrive to “new world”- with strong belief as their rights as Englishmen. Limited.

Colonial America, Roots of Independence. The Colonists’ Ideals Settlers arrive to “new world”- with strong belief as their rights as Englishmen. Limited.

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Democracy in Action. Objectives: What events of the early American colonial experience led colonists to believe they would have representative government?

Colonial Times Questions Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? American Indians.

Colonial Times Questions Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? American Indians.

Of Colonists, Migrants and National Identity. The Historic ... · Of Colonists, Migrants and National Identity 53 1970, in the post-colonial period, the national Administration of

Of Colonists, Migrants and National Identity. The Historic ... · Of Colonists, Migrants and National Identity 53 1970, in the post-colonial period, the national Administration of

Our Colonial Heritage Unit 3 By Mrs. Douglas. Spanish Borderlands Lived in forts called presidios. These were not only shelters, but protection. Lived.

Our Colonial Heritage Unit 3 By Mrs. Douglas. Spanish Borderlands Lived in forts called presidios. These were not only shelters, but protection. Lived.

On May 10, 1775, colonial delegates met in Philadelphia Colonists create a “Continental” Army to fight the British.

On May 10, 1775, colonial delegates met in Philadelphia Colonists create a “Continental” Army to fight the British.

Colonial Political Practices. Democratic Features Legal rights of Colonists were protected by colonial Judges using common law. The colonists were.

Colonial Political Practices. Democratic Features Legal rights of Colonists were protected by colonial Judges using common law. The colonists were.

Colonists heckle British Troops Shots ring out! Colonists are killed!

Colonists heckle British Troops Shots ring out! Colonists are killed!

2014 Study Guide New - Henry County Public Schools...Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction Colonies had no representation in Parliament Some colonists resented power of colonial governors

2014 Study Guide New - Henry County Public Schools...Sources of Colonial Dissatisfaction Colonies had no representation in Parliament Some colonists resented power of colonial governors

Ch. 4 Section 4. British British soldiers Colonial Militia (colonists) Iroquois Confederation French French soldiers French colonists (fur.

Ch. 4 Section 4. British British soldiers Colonial Militia (colonists) Iroquois Confederation French French soldiers French colonists (fur.

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Colonial Literature. The Literature of Early America Colonists did not call themselves “Americans” before mid-18th Century Enormous displacement of Native.

Results of French/Indian War---- Colonists--- Tensions with Britain--- Colonial Unity?---- Removal of France… Spain & Indians’ a reduced threat * Pontiac’s.

Results of French/Indian War---- Colonists--- Tensions with Britain--- Colonial Unity?---- Removal of France… Spain & Indians’ a reduced threat * Pontiac’s.

Colonists Cape

Colonists Cape