American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Today - we are going to begin reading chapter 4: "American Life in the Seventeenth Century".  First, let us go over your Middle Colony/New England Colony projects. 

You need to both take notes and answer the following questions.

 History Chapter 4: STUDY QUESTIONS.


1)   What were a few of the notable characteristics of Chesapeake life in the seventeenth century?
2)   What was indentured servitude?  How did it work?
3)   What colony had the most people by 1700?
4)   What was most often the outcome for indentured servants in the 1600?
5)   What was Bacon’s Rebellion?
6)   Why did the American reliance on African slaves increase after 1680?
7)   How would the typical colonial New England family be described?
8)   How did New England society expand?
9)   What caused the Salem Witch Trials?
10) How did New England impact the settlement of the rest of the United States?


HW:  Watch Crash Course video on Edpuzzle!

NOTE: TEST on UNIT 2 - Next Week. 

Identity – What were the chief similarities and differences among the develop of English, Spanish, Dutch, and French colonies in America?
Work, Exchange, and Technology – How did distinct economic systems, most notably a slavery system based on African labor, develop in British North America?  What was their effect on emerging cultural and regional differences?
Peopling – Why did various colonists go to the New World?  How did the increasing integration of the Atlantic world affect the movement of peoples between its different regions?
Politics and Power – In what ways did the British government seek to exert control over its American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries?
America in the World – How did competition between European empires around the world affect relations among the various peoples in North America?
Environment and Geography – How and why did the English American colonies develop into distinct regions?