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Founding of Jamestown from 1607 to the outbreak of the War for Independence in 1775. |
Colonial Era
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The largest city had 25,000 inhabitants
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Philadelphia
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20,000 people
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Boston and New York
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10,000 people |
Charles Town
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The population and immigrant groups
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Region least suited for agriculture because of long winters, short growing season, and rocky terrain
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New England Colonies
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Became known as the bread colonies because they produced a lot of grain
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Middle Colonies |
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fertile soil, warm climate, and long growing season. Tobacco was an important crop |
Southern Colonies
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traders bartered with the Indians, exchanging blankets, ammunition and other goods for pelts and hides
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The Fur Trade
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Ships went from New England to Africa with rum. They traded rum for slaves from Africa to the West Indies |
Triangular Trade |
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social classes were determined by wealth
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Social Classes in America
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wealthy plantations |
Upper class |
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independent farmers |
Middle class
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indentured servants |
Lower class |
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Social class was determined by Birth
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Social Class in Europe
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the sparsely populated areas on the fringe of settlement. |
Frontier
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Virginia-Tennessee border |
Cumberland Gap
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served as a natural barrier to western expansion. In 1700s settlers began to penetrate the rich lands beyond the them |
Appalachian Mountains
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one of the first people to lead pioneers over the Appalachian Mountains. Skillful woodsboy
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Daniel Boone |
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once child mastered the Hornbook, he moved onto this...the most widely used textbook in colonial America |
New England Primer |
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Children were taught reading, writing, arithmetic and the Bible. Some attended "dame school" |
Education in New England Colonies |
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boys placed under the authority and care of a master craftsman in order to learn a trade
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Apprenticeships |
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prominent statesman who signed the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. helped to spread general knowledge by encouraging the founding of public libraries |
Benjamin Franklin |
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publication that included bits of wisdom. contained meteorological and astronomical information |
Poor Richards's Almanac
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colony kept under the direct authority of the King
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Royal Colonies |
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Colony granted by the king to individual proprietors or owners |
Proprietary Colonies |
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Colonies that were granted charters allowing them to rule themselves
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Self-Governing Colonies |
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each colony had one that served as its chief executive officer |
Governor |
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Mercantilism
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the belief that the colonies existed solely for the good of their mother country (England). Wanted to regulate production in the colonies |
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Hornbook |
a paddle-shaped board that had a printed sheet attached that contained the alphabet on the Lord's Prayer |
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some studied at home or attended schools at church. To prepare for college, Latin grammar schools were established.
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Education in middle colonies
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had few schools, wealthy families hired private tutors. attended school in old tobacco buildings |
Education in Southern colonies
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