Chapter 3Section 2

• Colonists brought ideas and customs from Europe. Most believed:– ________________________________– ________________________________.– ________________________________.

• Differences between social ranks showed in colonial clothes, houses, and manners.

• Ordinary people wore dresses or plain pants and shirts.• Gentry (“gentle folk” ) wore wigs, silk stockings, lace

cuffs, and the latest fashions.• Gentry — men and women wealthy enough to hire

others to work for them

Wealth in Land• For colonists, land =_____________.

Most landowners were white men.• Mansions displayed wealth• In each colony, a small group of elite

landowning men dominated politics.

Printers Very vital -local news and information._______________, most famous printers, published Poor Richard’s Almanac.

Farmers Farms varied from large cash-crop plantations in the South to small, self-supporting farms in the Middle and New England Colonies.

Trades and OccupationsArtisans Young boys became _________________,

made silver products, cabinets, tinware, pottery, and glassware.

Women and the Law• English common law-

husbands had complete control over wife. Women could not: –__________________

__________________

• Husbands were allowed to beat their wives.

Women’s Duties• _______________• Gardening• Washing• ________________• Weaving cloth• Assisting others in

childbirth• ________________

________________

Colonial Women

• Goal for colonial household was to be self-sufficient. _______________________________ _____________________

• Men grew crops, or made goods like shoes, guns, and candles.

• Women ran the household and assisted with the crops.

• ________________________________________.

The Nature of Work

Colonial Education• Children received very little ___________________. • Puritans believed everyone should read the ______,

so New England Colonies became early leaders in the development of ________________________.

• ___________________passed a law requiring towns to set up grammar schools for boys. Girls expected to learn from their mothers at home.

• only the ____________ attended college, trained to be lawyers or ministers. Harvard, Yale, and William and Mary were the only three colleges in the colonies until the 1740s.

William and Mary College

Harvard

Cedar Crest College