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 a.  Conquest by the Cradle  i.  The population boom had political consequences because there were many different governments and laws  ii. Most populated colonies in 1755: Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Maryland  b.  A Mingling of the Races  i.  Germans were about 6% of population in 1775; Lutherans  1. lived in backcountry of Pennsylvania  ii. Scots-Irish were about 7% of population; Catholics  1. lived in Pennsylvania as well  2. had no love for the British government; wanted to escape their own problems  iii. about 5% consisted of French Huguenots, Welsh, Dutch, Swedes, Jews, Irish, Swiss, and Scots-Highlanders  iv. the Declaration of Independence (1776) was signed by mainly Anglo-Saxon men with 18 being non-English and 8 not colonial born  c.  The Structure of Colonial Society  i.  18th century America had a lot of equality and opportunity except slavery was in effect  ii. The social ladder has a lot of openness  d.  Clerics, Physicians, and Jurists  i.  Physicians were poorly trained and not highly esteemed <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> e.  Workday America <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Agriculture = leading industry: tobacco, wheat followed <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. Fishing, commercial ventures, and land speculation <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> iii. Lumbering and manufacturing were also on the top priority <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> f.  Horsepower and Sail power <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Dirt roads were not the best way to travel <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. An intercolonial post system was created in mid-1700s <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> g.  Dominant Denominations <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  The Anglican church was official faith in Southern colonies <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. The Congregational church was official faith in New England colonies <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> h.  The Great Awakening <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Jonathan Edwards rebelled against Puritan faith in 1730s <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> 1. received a sympathetic reaction from his preaching style <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Schools and Colleges <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Education = for leadership NOT citizenship; primarily males <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. College education (New England 1st) = prepared men for ministry <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> j.  A Provincial Culture <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Charles Willson Peale <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msochartype: symbol; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">à best known for portraits of George Washington <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. Most architecture was modified for climate/religion in New World <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> k.  Pioneer Presses <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Hand-operated printing presses were able to advertise <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. Peter Zenger accused of printing lies (1734-35) <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> l.  The Great Game of Politics <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  1775 – 8 colonies had royal governors, 3 colonies had proprietors, and 2 elected their own governors <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> m.  Colonial Folkways <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> i.  Food was plentiful <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. Basic comforts were: lacking heat in churches, no running water, no plumbing, no bathtubs <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> iii. Winter sports and lotteries were entertaining
 * <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msolist: Ignore;"> I.  ****__ Chapter 5 - Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution __**