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Culture and Society

TWO COLUMN NOTES

December 3-4

WICOR

Essential Question: What ideas did English Colonists bring to America? Explain

This means...

I will discover what life was like for people living in the thirteen colonies
I will understand what values and beliefs were important to the American colonists
I will better understand colonial life as evidenced by completing a Dialectical Journal

Warmup

What was life like for Colonists during this time? Give Examples
What was life like for Slaves during this time? Give Examples
Who were the only people who could vote in the colonies?
What laws made it so Colonial merchants could not use foreign ships to send their goods?
A system where people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government.
A colony where an owner or group of owners named the colony's governor.
A colony under direct English control.
Economic theory where you export more goods than you import?
What was the main cash crop of South Carolina & Georgia?
Producing just enough to meet the family's needs?
The most inhumane aspect of the triangular trade was?
The plantation bosses who kept the enslaved Africans working hard were called?
What destination were most slaves transported to...Brazil and???
What is being traded from each continent? Label the arrows below

Directions

Read Chapter Four, Lesson Three "Culture and Society" using the textbook "Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States, the Early Years".
Complete TWO COLUMN notes for all nine headings & subheading for lesson three (pages 96-100) and then answer the EQ in a summary at the end of your notes.
1. 1. 1. Write the essential question (EQ) at the top of your paper
    2. Then fold/divide your paper in half making two columns

Left Column

Bulleted Points

Write bulleted information/facts/details/vocab terms/etc. about what you learned for each Heading/Sub-heading

EXAMPLE:

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Life in the Colonies

Population grew from 250,000 in 1700 to about 2.5 million in 1770s
Immigration: the permanent moving of people into one country from other countries -- was important to this growth.
large families
women often died in childbirth
- - Epidemics: outbreaks that affect large numbers of people.

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A New American Spirit

Many Americans were born in other countries
A spirit of independence developed early in America
Religion, education, and the arts contributed to the new American culture
Family was the foundation

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Family Roles

Men were the formal heads of the households
Apprentice: agrees to work with a skilled craftsperson as a way of learning a trade.

Right Column

Response

Summarize (In your own words what is this heading about?)

EXAMPLE:

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The colonial population mostly grew by way of immigration. Education was very important to the colonists. A new interest in religion called the Great Awakening swept through the colonies. As did a new interest in science and the arts called The Enlightenment. Finally, Freedom of the Press became an important issue.

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Illustrate (draw a picture) of an important Map or Chart

At the end of the journal draw a line for your summary where you will answer the Essential Question (EQ).

Next: Open up the following link for Quizlet (Chapter 4: Life in the American Colonies)
- - Practice/study the 40 online Flash Cards

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