By: Gwenevere Coyl and Katherine Trindell

Chapter 5, Section 1

By: Gwenevere Coyl and Katherine TrindellChapter 5, Section 1Bell Ringers1.Look at the chart on page 136. Which groups owned land?2.What do you think the difference was between an indentured servant and an unskilled worker?Lands, Rights, And WealthKatherine D. Trindell and Gwenevere L. CoylLands, Rights, and WealthWho is Sarah Kemble Knight?From Boston to New Haven, ConnecticutThe trip took 5 daysThey were separated by distance and customs

Lands And VotingAmericaColonies thriving Cheap farm land

Europe Fewer then 5% of the people owned Land Land rarely went on sale

Both Generally, only white man landowners or property owners could vote.City dwellers could pay only if they paid a fee. LandsWhat special rights did landowners enjoy?The landownership gave colonists political rights as well as prosperity.

RankLand ownership helped determine the colonists social position.Unlike England, America had no class of nobles whose titles passed parent to child.Both England and Americas people were divided into high, medium, and low ranks.Farmers who owned small amounts of land and many colonists were middle class.People that did not own land such as servants, slaves, and hired workers were low in rank. Seats at church were assigned by class. Wealthy families sat in the front pews and the poor people in the back.People lower in class curtsying or tipping a hat to their betters.Despite such division the wealthy were expected to aid the poor.Women and the EconomyGwenevere Coyl and Katherine TrindellWomen and the EconomyAfrican WomenHelped raise cropsSuch as indigo and tobaccoWhite WomenThey were farm wives and did chores like:Cooked, churned butter, made soap candles, spun fibers, wove cloth, sewed and knitted clothing, etc.Although women were not landholders, their work was essential to the colonial economy. They were not allowed to own land. MoneyCash was scarce so wives bartered, or traded for goodsBy law money that women earned instantly belonged to her husband.Urban WomenSome ran inns or other types of businesses A few women practiced trades

A woman named Madam Knight sold writing paper, taught handwriting, and rented rooms to guests.Young People At WorkKatherine D. Trindell and Gwenevere CoylYoung People at workMany families had large amounts of children. They had many kids because they needed/wanted more workers. People in New England had around 6-8 children.People as young as 3 had to be helpful by doing things such as gathering berries, looking after farm animals, and looking after younger kids. Once a boy turned 6 he was breeched. That meant that they did not wear the skirts or smocks of the young children. They instead wore pants and helped with their fathers work.At age 11 boys left their families to become apprentices. They received food, clothing, lodging, education, and specific training.After the contract was over the boy would either start his own business or work for wages.Girls learned how to sew and do other household activities Girls were rarely apprenticed.At the age of 13 they were sent away to other houses to learn specialized skillsColonial SchoolingGwenevere Coyl and Katherine TrindellColonial SchoolingEducation was greatly valued by the colonies. Why were most colonial children taught to read?Only wealthy children learned reading along with writing and arithmetic.They either went to private schools or had private tutorsPoor children sometimes learned to read from their moms or attended dame schools (women taught the alphabet and used the Bible to teach reading)Most children finished their formal education by age sevenChildrens textbooks emphasized religionColonial America had a literacy rate

Newspapers and BooksKatherine D. Trindell and Gwen L. CoylNewspapers and BooksColonial readers supported a publishing industryIt drew the colonies togetherHow many newspapers were there during the early 1700s?What was that newspaper called?Over 70-80 years many newspapers started becoming more and more popular.Most books were imported from England.Slowly but surely colonists began writing their own books.What was a very popular type of book?

The Great AwakeningGwenevere Coyl and Katherine Trindell

The Great AwakeningReligion was very dry, dull, and distant. That is where the Great Awakening comes in. It was in the 1730s and 1740s, and it was a religious movement where people would travel preach that inner religious emotion was more important than the outward behavior.It lasted for yearsPeople left their old churchesSome let in women, African Americans, and Native AmericansChurches gained 20,000 to 50,000 new membersColleges such as Princeton and Brown were founded to train ministers.

It inspired colonists to help others and one another It sprouted ideas of individual worth, equality, and the right to challenge authorityThe EnlightenmentKatherine D. TrindellGwenevere L. CoylThe Enlightenment What was the enlightenment? It was different from the Great Awakening because it did not stress religious emotion. How did it effect the colonists?Benjamin Franklin was a famous American Enlightenment figure. This appealed to mostly to wealthy, educated men. Where did the Enlightenment start? John Locke was an English Philosopher, he argued that people have natural rights. What were those rights?

Key termsApprentice - a boy who learned the work of a tradesman. He was given all of the essentials and he worked for free until he fulfilled his contract.Great Awakening - it was a religious movement from the 1730s to the 1740s. The ministers preached the inner religious emotion which appealed to the heart and drew large crowds.Jonathan Edwards - a great preacher who scared people with images of Gods anger but promised that they could be saved.George Whitefield - he drew thousands of people with his sermons and raised money for orphans.Enlightenment - this movement emphasizes reason and science as paths to knowledge.Benjamin Franklin - a Famous American Enlightenment figure whos intellectual movement appealed to wealthy and educated people.John Locke was an English Philosopher, he argued that people have natural rightsThanks for watching!!

The EndBy:Gwenevere L. CoylKatherine Trindell