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Colonial Life (4+5) Flashcards

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Who was crevecoeur

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French farmer who defined the American

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Causes of bacon’s rebellion

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Friendly policies with Indians

Gov protected Indians rather than his own people

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Characteristics of the typical immigrant after 1688

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Poor
Seeking farmland
Single young men

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Largest NON English immigrant group to come to Brit colonies

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Germans

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Immigrant group to settle mountainous regions (frontier) o American colonies

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Scot Irish

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Typical reason immigrants gave for coming to Brit colonies after 1688

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Seeking farmland

Economic opportunity

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Largest trade centers in colonies

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Philly and NYC

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why did American families tend to be so large

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Children = workers

High death rate- 10 pregnancies maybe 8 kids

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How did the melting pot make the American revolution inevitable

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We’re not English

No longer desired to be ruled by England

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“Conquest by the cradle”

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American born self reliant and independent
Accustomed to governing themselves
Out populate england➡Brits=no control

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Women treated better in America bc

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Supply and demand

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Fall line and settlement patterns

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North: closer to coast
Cities and people closer together
Schools churches 
South: far from coast 
Allow people to spread out 
No school or churches
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Frontier and he American character

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Self reliant and self governing

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Salutary neglect and the American revolution

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We don’t want someone telling us what to do = revolution.

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Salutary neglect

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King doesn’t enforce the rules

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Growth of religious tolerance

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Those who are persecuted are less likely to persecute others
People marrying other races/faiths ⭕ you come to accept then
Business
Melting pot
Escape Europe
No dominate denomination

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Decline in religious intensity

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Material success
Living longer
Enlightenment
Deism

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Define j Edwards quote

Religion brought forth prosperity and the daughter destroyed the mother

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The Puritan work ethic brought people success
But the new generations did not appreciate the hard work that = $$
New generation did not regard religion as the means of prosperity

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Enlightenment

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Rebirth in science and gave real explanations for things that before only religion could give

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Deism

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Belief that god set the clock

Declines religious activity because praying to god does not have an affect on your life

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Great awakening

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1730s 1740s
Brought democracy to religion
Jonathan Edward brought people back to church

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Sinners in the hands of an angry god

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Do good things and get to heaven or go to hell

Also go back to church

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Great awakening brought from racy to religion by saying

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All men can get to heaven

Not just the elite

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Direct democracy

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Everyone has a say/vote and represents themselves and their own interests.

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Rep democracy

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Elected someone to rep your best interest

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3 types of colonies

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Royal
Proprietor
Self governing

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The power colonial assemblies had over the governor

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Power of the purse

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Restrictions on colonial suffrage

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White
Male
Adults
Landowners

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Honored profession in colonial America

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Cleric

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Number one occupation in colonial America

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Farmer

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Northern colonies and triangle trade

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Northern colonies did not have enumerated goods so to make $$ ➡ triangle trade

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Souther colonies are perf bc

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Raw enumerated goods back to Mother

purchase manufacture goods from mother

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Justification of slavery

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White supremacy and economic necessity

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Why did southern colonies move from indentured servants 1600s to slaves 1700s

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Indentured servants- want equality
Mutinous
Contract ends
Competition

Slaves - yours forever
English economy improved

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