Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,American History 14/eAmerican History 14/e

Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Society and Culture Society and Culture in Provincial Americain Provincial America

HighlightsHighlights

The Colonial PopulationThe Colonial Population The Colonial EconomiesThe Colonial Economies Patterns of SocietyPatterns of Society Awakenings and EnlightenmentsAwakenings and Enlightenments

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The Colonial PopulationThe Colonial Population


America in 1700America in 1700


Immigration and Natural IncreaseImmigration and Natural Increase

Indentured ServitudeIndentured Servitude– OriginsOrigins– Realities of Indentured ServitudeRealities of Indentured Servitude



Birth and DeathBirth and Death– Exceptional Longevity in New EnglandExceptional Longevity in New England– More-Balanced Sex RatioMore-Balanced Sex Ratio

Medicine in the ColoniesMedicine in the Colonies– MidwivesMidwives

““Humoralism”Humoralism”




The Non-Indian Population of North America, 1700-1780The Non-Indian Population of North America, 1700-1780


Women and Families in the ChesapeakeWomen and Families in the Chesapeake– Male Authority UnderminedMale Authority Undermined– Greater Greater

Independence Independence in the Southin the South

– Revival of Revival of PatriarchyPatriarchy


Virginia and Carolina, 1638 Virginia and Carolina, 1638 (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)(Royalty-Free/CORBIS)


Woman and Families in New EnglandWoman and Families in New England– Life SpansLife Spans– The Patriarchal The Patriarchal

Puritan FamilyPuritan Family


New England, 1755New England, 1755

(Royalty-Free/CORBIS)(Royalty-Free/CORBIS)


The Beginnings of Slavery in The Beginnings of Slavery in British AmericaBritish America– The Middle PassageThe Middle Passage– Growing Slave PopulationGrowing Slave Population– Uncertain StatusUncertain Status– Slave CodesSlave Codes


Slave shipSlave ship (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)



The African Population of the British Colonies, 1620-1780The African Population of the British Colonies, 1620-1780

Immigrant Groups in Colonial America, 1760Immigrant Groups in Colonial America, 1760


Changing Sources of Changing Sources of European ImmigrationEuropean Immigration– Huguenots and Huguenots and

Pennsylvania DutchPennsylvania Dutch– Scots-IrishScots-Irish


Selling tobaccoSelling tobacco (American Heritage)(American Heritage)

The Colonial EconomiesThe Colonial Economies

The Southern EconomyThe Southern Economy– TobaccoTobacco– RiceRice– IndigoIndigo



Northern Economic and Technological LifeNorthern Economic and Technological Life– More Diverse Economy in the NorthMore Diverse Economy in the North– Saugus IronworksSaugus Ironworks– Extractive IndustriesExtractive Industries

The Extent and Limits of TechnologyThe Extent and Limits of Technology– Myth of Self-SufficiencyMyth of Self-Sufficiency




The “Triangular Trade”The “Triangular Trade”


The Rise of Colonial CommerceThe Rise of Colonial Commerce– Shortage of CurrencyShortage of Currency– Triangular TradeTriangular Trade– Emerging Merchant ClassEmerging Merchant Class

The Rise of ConsumerismThe Rise of Consumerism– Growing ConsumerismGrowing Consumerism– Social ConsequencesSocial Consequences


Patterns of SocietyPatterns of Society

– Social MobilitySocial Mobility

The PlantationThe Plantation– Vagaries of the Vagaries of the

Plantation EconomyPlantation Economy– Stratified Southern Stratified Southern

SocietySociety


Landscape of Mulberry plantation, SCLandscape of Mulberry plantation, SC (Library of Congress)(Library of Congress)


Plantation SlaveryPlantation Slavery– Slave CultureSlave Culture– Stono RebellionStono Rebellion

The Puritan CommunityThe Puritan Community– Patterns of SettlementPatterns of Settlement– Puritan DemocracyPuritan Democracy– Population PressurePopulation Pressure– Generational ConflictGenerational Conflict




African Population as African Population as a Proportion of Total a Proportion of Total Population, c. 1775Population, c. 1775



The New England Town: Sudbury, Massachusetts, 17th CenturyThe New England Town: Sudbury, Massachusetts, 17th Century


The Witchcraft PhenomenonThe Witchcraft Phenomenon Belief in witchcraft a common feature of Puritan Belief in witchcraft a common feature of Puritan

religious convictionreligious conviction

CitiesCities– Growth of Colonial CitiesGrowth of Colonial Cities– Commercial and Cultural ImportanceCommercial and Cultural Importance

InequalityInequality Winthrop: “Some must be rich and some poor”Winthrop: “Some must be rich and some poor”




Wealth Distribution in Colonial Cities, 1687-1771Wealth Distribution in Colonial Cities, 1687-1771

Awakenings and EnlightenmentsAwakenings and Enlightenments

The Pattern of ReligionsThe Pattern of Religions– Roots of Religious TolerationRoots of Religious Toleration– Anti-CatholicismAnti-Catholicism– JeremiadsJeremiads

The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening– Old Lights and New LightsOld Lights and New Lights



The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment– Traditional Authority ChallengedTraditional Authority Challenged

EducationEducation– High White Literacy RatesHigh White Literacy Rates– Liberal CurriculaLiberal Curricula



The Spread of ScienceThe Spread of Science– Smallpox InoculationSmallpox Inoculation

Concepts of Law and PoliticsConcepts of Law and Politics– Colonial GovernmentsColonial Governments


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