Colonial Life
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- Other Countries and land
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some received land for free w/ headright
bought land or had land grants from king
some settled in a frontier(edge of settled area)boundry of settled wildlife
squatters- people who cleared a tract of land, and made own. - Rights of Col. American women
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when married husband/ pay passage
kept by law and custom
could not own property
If made $ husband own
not vote
- widespread of land and affect
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women could not vote
men who owned land were wealthy
you must have land!
- Items found in town
- Fine english cloth, chinawear, tea from India, wine and molasses.
- Effects of New England and Virgina river economy
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pop. spread out on farms
few towns buying and selling
land between rivers/untouched
live along rivers to trade so spread out!
Wide, deep, smooth rivers which are good for big ships! - Massachusetts and New England land
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legislature gave tracts of land/wanted to found towns
cleared land and divided
the rest(town property) - Jobs of women
- Keeping house, having kids, farm chores, making clothing, teach kids, and tend to the sick.
- Americans owning land
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high wages/cheap land
(lots)land vs. (few) people
- Health of Women
- constant kids, made mom die early.
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Largest town and economis base
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Boston, New York, Charlestown, Philadelphia, New Port.
Seaports- sea trade and ship-buidling. - Education in the South
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not much education
unless wealthy could hire tutors - Grandchildren begin voting
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landowners dominated
considered voting a right(can not be taken away)!
everyman voted - Affects of large land and attidues & family.
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needed large families
had to be open-minded
needed to experiment
had plenty of food
wanted lots of kids(8 or 9) - Rural Town/ where and how did col. Americans live
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farmed, wore thread, made furniture, knives, spoon, plates/
lived in towns(urban areas)
most farmed-fished - New England and Rivers
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shallow, full or rapids, smaller
ships could not sail up
coastal towns were large(sea ports)
had to build roads
- American Labors Treatment
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earned more $ and treated better
more workers b/c of Unused Land
Boss needs you! - New England and towns
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settlers remain close
town common- the vil. built their church, meeting house, and school!
outside,village crops grown - Opportunities
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Learned to handle guns
ran large farms
run newspapers, lawyer.