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Chapter 3Chapter 3

I. The Shape of Early I. The Shape of Early AmericaAmerica

DiversityDiversity

I. The Shape of Early I. The Shape of Early AmericaAmerica

DiversityDiversity PopulationPopulation

I. The Shape of Early I. The Shape of Early AmericaAmerica

DiversityDiversity PopulationPopulation Birth/Death RatesBirth/Death Rates

Concerning the “Starving Time Concerning the “Starving Time of 1609-1610 in Jamestown…of 1609-1610 in Jamestown…

“…“…crazed for want of food, they roamed the woods for crazed for want of food, they roamed the woods for nuts and berries, dug up graves to eat the corpses, nuts and berries, dug up graves to eat the corpses, and died in batches until five hundred colonists and died in batches until five hundred colonists were reduced to sixty…driven thru insufferable were reduced to sixty…driven thru insufferable hunger to eat those things which nature most hunger to eat those things which nature most abhorred, the flesh and excrements of man…digged abhorred, the flesh and excrements of man…digged by some out of his grave after he had lain buried by some out of his grave after he had lain buried three days and wholly devoured him; others, three days and wholly devoured him; others, envying the better state of body of any whom envying the better state of body of any whom hunger has not yet so much wasted as their own, hunger has not yet so much wasted as their own, lay wait and threatened to kill and eat them; one lay wait and threatened to kill and eat them; one among them slew his wife as she slept in his bosom, among them slew his wife as she slept in his bosom, cut her in pieces, salted her and fed upon her till he cut her in pieces, salted her and fed upon her till he had clean devoured all parts saving her head…”had clean devoured all parts saving her head…”

I. The Shape of Early I. The Shape of Early AmericaAmerica

DiversityDiversity PopulationPopulation Birth/Death RatesBirth/Death Rates Women in the ColoniesWomen in the Colonies

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors SlaverySlavery

A black American writer, J. Saunders A black American writer, J. Saunders Redding, describes the arrival of a ship in Redding, describes the arrival of a ship in

North America in the year 1619:North America in the year 1619:

““Sails furled, flag drooping at her rounded stern, she Sails furled, flag drooping at her rounded stern, she rode the tide in from the sea. She was a strange rode the tide in from the sea. She was a strange ship, indeed, by all accounts, a frightening ship, a ship, indeed, by all accounts, a frightening ship, a ship of mystery. Whether she was trader, privateer, ship of mystery. Whether she was trader, privateer, or man-of-war no one knows. Through her bulwarks or man-of-war no one knows. Through her bulwarks black-mouthed cannon yawned. The flag she flew black-mouthed cannon yawned. The flag she flew was Dutch; her crew a motley. Her port of call, an was Dutch; her crew a motley. Her port of call, an English settlement, Jamestown, in the colony of English settlement, Jamestown, in the colony of Virginia. She came, she traded, and shortly Virginia. She came, she traded, and shortly afterwards was gone. Probably no ship in modern afterwards was gone. Probably no ship in modern history has carried a more portentous freight. Her history has carried a more portentous freight. Her cargo? Twenty slaves.cargo? Twenty slaves.

Concerning the capture…Concerning the capture…

““The conditions of capture and sale were crushing The conditions of capture and sale were crushing affirmations to the black African of his helplessness affirmations to the black African of his helplessness in the face of superior force. The marches to the in the face of superior force. The marches to the coast, sometimes for 1,000 miles, with people coast, sometimes for 1,000 miles, with people shackled around the neck, under whip and gun, were shackled around the neck, under whip and gun, were death marches, in which two of every five blacks death marches, in which two of every five blacks died. On the coast, they were kept in cages until died. On the coast, they were kept in cages until they were picked and sold…they are brought out they were picked and sold…they are brought out onto a large plain, where the ship’s surgeons onto a large plain, where the ship’s surgeons examine every part…men and women being stark examine every part…men and women being stark naked…The branded slaves after this are returned to naked…The branded slaves after this are returned to their former booths where they await shipment, their former booths where they await shipment, sometimes 10-15 days…”sometimes 10-15 days…”

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors SlaverySlavery African RootsAfrican Roots

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors SlaverySlavery African RootsAfrican Roots Slave CultureSlave Culture

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors SlaverySlavery African RootsAfrican Roots Slave CultureSlave Culture The GentryThe Gentry

II. Society and Economy in the II. Society and Economy in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors SlaverySlavery African RootsAfrican Roots Slave CultureSlave Culture The GentryThe Gentry ReligionReligion

III. Society and Economy in III. Society and Economy in New EnglandNew England

Economic ActivitiesEconomic Activities

III. Society and Economy in III. Society and Economy in New EnglandNew England

Economic ActivitiesEconomic Activities Triangular TradeTriangular Trade

III. Society and Economy in III. Society and Economy in New EnglandNew England

Economic ActivitiesEconomic Activities Triangular TradeTriangular Trade ReligionReligion

III. Society and Economy in III. Society and Economy in New EnglandNew England

Economic ActivitiesEconomic Activities Triangular TradeTriangular Trade ReligionReligion Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials

IV.IV. Society and Economy of Society and Economy of the Middle Coloniesthe Middle Colonies

EconomyEconomy

Fur trade

IV.IV. Society and Economy of Society and Economy of the Middle Coloniesthe Middle Colonies

EconomyEconomy DiversityDiversity

V. The EnlightenmentV. The Enlightenment

Discovering the Laws of NatureDiscovering the Laws of Nature

Copernicus Newton

VoltaireLocke

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V. The EnlightenmentV. The Enlightenment

Discovering the Laws of NatureDiscovering the Laws of Nature The Enlightenment in AmericaThe Enlightenment in America

Franklin’s Tooth

V. The EnlightenmentV. The Enlightenment

Discovering the Laws of NatureDiscovering the Laws of Nature The Enlightenment in AmericaThe Enlightenment in America Education in the ColoniesEducation in the Colonies

VI. The Great AwakeningVI. The Great Awakening