Life in the colonies
What is Immigration?
The permanent moving of people into one country from other countries
What did the Immigrants become?
Americans
What did the men do during this time
Managed the farm, and represented the family in the community
what did New England and Pennsylvania make sure there students could read
the bible
People observed nature, staged experiments, and published their findings such as, Who?
Benjamin Franklin
What was the major disease called and how many people died in 1721
Smallpox, 850
What was the horn book made of
Wood
what did the women do during this time
ran the house hold, cared for the children, and worked In the fields with there husbands
what where most schools in the middle colonies
Private Schools
the Enlightenment spread what 3 things
reason, knowledge, and science
How many Europeans came to the Colonies
690,000
What is the "Primary source" called
The New-York weekly journal
what did widows/older women do during this time
worked as teachers, nurses, or seamstress.
what where colleges founded for
to train ministers
where did the movement "spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society" begin at
Europe
in 1607 to 1775 wad did traders bring in?
Enslaved Africans
What formed the basic foundation of colonial society
Family
what did children do during this time
played games; hop scotch, and leap frog.
what did most parents teach their kids to do
Read and Write
what did the Enlightenment increase interest in
Science
During this time where was the safest place to live
New England
What where the 3 things contributed to the new American Culture?
Religion, Education, and the Arts
who where the only people that couldn't vote
widows/older women
who ran the schools in the middle colonies
Widows
what is the Enlightenment
freedom of thought and expression