Social Class and Economy
The 3 main social classes in the colonies were...
What are the upper, middle, and lower classes?
This region emphasized large families because labor was needed for farming.
What is the Southern Colonies?
This colony passed the first law requiring public education.
What is Massachusetts?
Most colonists practiced this religion.
What is Christianity?
A worker who agreed to work for several years in exchange for passage to America.
What is an indentured servant?
This group often worked as artisans and shopkeepers and supported economic growth.
What is the middle class?
This unit was considered the center of colonial life.
What is the family?
This educational system prepared boys for skilled trades rather than college.
What is apprenticeship?
This explains why education and religion were closely connected in New England.
What is the belief that everyone should read the Bible?
A person trained to do a skilled job.
What is an artisan?
This social class included wealthy landowners, merchants, and political leaders.
What is the upper class?
This belief shaped strict family roles in New England.
What is Puritan religious belief?
Education was less common in the Southern colonies primarily because of this.
Puritans believed education was important so people could do this.
What is read the Bible?
A formal education for wealthy boys that prepared them for college.
What is a grammar school?
This group formed the largest portion of colonial society due to labor demands.
What is the lower class?
Colonial children were viewed primarily as this rather than as dependents. (A big reason why there were larger families)
What are workers or contributors?
This law required towns in Massachusetts to hire a schoolmaster.
What is the Old Deluder Satan Act?
This group believed government should enforce moral behavior.
Who are the Puritans?
This type of school was taught by women, in their house, to boys and girls and would learn basic education (reading, writing)
What are Dame schools?
This factor most strongly influenced a colonist’s opportunities and daily life.
What is social class?
Family life differed between regions mainly because of these factors.
What is economy and religion?
This colony REGION placed the strongest emphasis on education.
What is New England?
Religion most strongly shaped which parts of colonial life?
What is family structure, laws, and education?
A group of people who share the same beliefs and values.
What is a community?