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Colonial Society And Culture - Coggle Diagram
Colonial Society And Culture
Enlightenment
Britain
The colonies became more free and self governing and while they shared a common religion neglect caused colonists to rethink trade and rule.
Politics
They became more democratic and free with voting and local governments and they started to resist royal government that did not rule fairly.
Identity
Colonists started thinking of themselves as american as new ways of life and a separation from the mother country caused people to rethink their ideas.
Population growth
Africans
Africans were the largest single group in the colonies and most were slaves in plantations or labor camps though some were freed but discriminated against.
Indians
Native american groups fought against English colonists and formed large confederations to protect each other while some worked with the colonists.
Europeans
Many protestant Europeans came to america to get away from other religions and most worked in small farms in the middle colonies.
Structure
Liberty
Religious toleration social mobility and no aristocracy were big reasons to come to america as well as new rights for all types of people.
Economy
New England colonists were richer and were mainly traders while in the middle colonies farming and manufacturing were on top and in the south plantations were the main money makers.
Religion
Most people were protestant like in New England but in the middle colonies people attended the reformed church and in the south most people were anglican.
Awakening
The great awakening
Most churches reformed ideas about sinfulness and damnation and became extremists after many pastors spread fear that people must repent or die.
Impacts
It caused people to think that they did not need a single leader which would play into the revolution and it caused issues in the Protestant church with many breakaway groups forming.
Culture
Architecture and painting became present in rich colonies as new science and ideas spread relating to the new world and education and the press became increasingly important.