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· 90% of people lived in rural areas · Colonial America was a melting pot just as it is today · Many German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and Scottish · Scots-Irish were not Irish. They were hated by Irish Catholics · Of the 56 Declaration of Independence signers, 18 were non English and 8 had not been born in the colony · America was liked for its social ladder openness. An indentured servant could rise and become a high part on the ladder · Even though there was a war, the amount of poor people was much less than in England · In 1750 people supported by a public charity wore a large red ‘P’ on their clothing · 1756 – 1st medical school · Traded with South America, Europe, and Africa · 1700’s international postal system. Mails carriers passed time by reading mail · The Great Awakening- 1730’s and 40’s George Whitefield had a big impact on people · Education was only for leaders, males and wealthy · Colonial schools were grim · University of Pennsylvania made by Benjamin Franklin was the 1st nondenominational college · Art and culture still had European taste <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Artists in colonial America had to travel to England <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Architecture was important <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Ben Franklin called “the first civilized American” <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He was the only 1st rank scientist produced in the American colonies <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· John Peter Zenger- a newspaper printer assailed the royal government <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Defended by Andrew Hamilton <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Newspapers were soon free to print responsible criticism <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· 13 Governments had many forms <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Governors, proprietors and self governing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Practically every colony a 2 house legislative body <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Worst governor was Lord Cornbury. 1st cousin of Queen Anne <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· 1775 America was still not a democracy but it was much more than England <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Life in colonies was not glamorous. Food was monotonous and labor was hard. No plumbing, heaters, animals roamed the streets <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· People enjoyed amusement like horse riding, cards, billiards, dancing, holidays
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