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Chapter 5: Colonial Society on Eve of Revolution - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 5: Colonial Society on Eve of Revolution
Society Structure
rural, young
fast growing pop
very ethnically and religiously diverse
germans: luthern
Scots irish
presbyterian
paxton boys/regulator movement rebellions
rise of new unique african-american culture
less rigid class structure/more mobility than old world
art is not valued and many cultural elemenst are still derived from old world
industry and tech
triangular trade: brought wealth and when outlawed, revolutionary sentiments
infrastructure was unreliable and slow growing
poor roads
only beginnings of mail acrriers
libraries sort of became a thing but not really
priests were still highly valued above lawyers/drs
education was grown but still mostly religious doctrine and inaccesabile
ben franklin helped de-religioze
religion
Anglicans (CoE) = more relaxed religion
slow growing
represented crown/disliked
congregational (puritan)
losing devouted followers
forced into reinvention
uniquely new england
great awakening appeals emotionally to broader group, split groups and grew membership
politics
Zenegar trial won by A Hamilton
set precedent for democracy and free press
most had 2 house legislatures
upper house : appointed by royal
lower house: elected by ppl
info disseminated by printing pamphlets and new papers
church became innately political