Social Classes
Just like the Europeans, colonial Americans thought that naturally people rank _____ and ______ than others.
Higher, Lower
Most colonists were...
Farmers.
A philosophical movement in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized the use of reason.
Enlightenment.
This is based on the idea that a country's wealth depends on exporting more than importing.
Mercantilism.
True or False: In the city, men and women worked side by side on most projects.
False. (backcountry)
Birth, Wealth
Some men became this if they were educated.
Politicians.
This was one of the most enlightened people of the era.
Benjamin Franklin.
A series of acts designed to regulate trade between England and the colonies.
Navigations Acts.
This is a list of freedoms the government promises to protect.
Bill of Rights.
This group was at the top of the social classes, often made up of wealthy planters and merchants.
Colonists largely listened to traditional European ____ music from their countries of origin. This music was closely tied to religious life.
Folk.
The Enlightenment emphasized questioning traditional _________.
Authority
Three-legged trade route between the colonies, West Africa, and England.
Triangle Trade.
These two individuals signed the English Bill of Rights, which protected the rights of individuals and gave right to a trial by jury. There is also a college named after them.
William and Mary.
This class was made up of hired farm hands and indentured servants, only slightly above enslaved individuals.
Lower class.
Towns with 100 or more children had to set up this type of school.
Grammar School.
The Enlightenment was often referred to as the Age of _______.
Reason.
Colonists in these 2 states elected their own governors.
Connecticut and Rhode Island.
This unpopular English king developed the Magna Carta in 1215 as a result of backlash by barons for taxing them to support his foreign wars.
King John.
This class is made up of 3/4 of the people of the colonies.
Middle class.
The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s was a response to the ___________.
Enlightenment.
Benjamin Franklin made a very successful printing press titled "____ __________'s __________."
Poor Richard's Almanac.
Landowner, 21+, White, Male
The colonies followed this law, and it meant that laws are developed from past rulings by judges. It dates back to the Middle Ages and was the standard in Great Britain and its colonies.
English Common Law/Case Law.