colonial society on the eve of revolution...
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Chapter5
ColonialSocietyontheEve
ofRevolution1700–1775
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I.ConquestbytheCradle
• Adistinguishingcharacteristicsharedbytherebelliouscolonieswaspopulationgrowth:– 1700:Therewerefewerthan300,000souls,about20,000ofwhomwereblack.
– 1775:2.5millioninhabitedthethirteencolonies,ofwhomhalfamillionwereblack.
–Whiteimmigrantswerenearly400,000;black“forcedimmigrants”wereaboutthesame.
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I.ConquestbytheCradle(cont.)
• Thecolonistsweredoublingtheirnumberseverytwenty-fiveyears.
• 1775:Theaverageagewasaboutsixteen.• 1700:ThereweretwentyEnglishsubjectsforeachAmericancolonist.
• 1775:TheEnglishadvantagehadfallentothreetoone.
• Thebalanceofpowerwasshifting.
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I.ConquestbytheCradle(cont.)
• Themostpopulouscoloniesin1775wereVirginia,Massachusetts,Pennsylvania,NorthCarolina,andMaryland—inthatorder.
• Onlyfourcitieswereofanysize:Philadelphiawith34,000,trailedbyNewYork,Boston,andCharleston.
• About90%ofcolonistslivedinruralareas.
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces
• Americawasameltingpotfrombeginning,withnumerousforeigngroups(seeMap5.1).
• Germanswereabout6%or150,000by1775:– Theyfledreligiouspersecution,economicoppression,andwarinthe1700sandsettledchieflyinPennsylvania.
– TheywereprimarilyLutherans.– KnownPennsylvaniaDutch,theywere1/3ofthecolony’spopulation,livinginthebackcountry.
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Map 5.1 p79
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces
• Scots-Irishnumberedaround175,000,or7%ofthepopulation,by1775:• Althoughnon-English,theyspokeEnglish.• Overcenturiestheyhadbeentransplantedto
northernIreland.• Theireconomiclifehadbeenhampered.• Intheearly1700stenofthousandscameto
America.• TheybecamethefirstsettlersoftheWest.
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces(cont.)
• Scots-Irish(cont.):– WhentheycameupagainsttheAllegheny
Mountains,theymovedsouthwardtoMarylandanddownVirginia’sShenandoahValley.
– Theybuiltflimsylogcabins.– Theyprovedtobesuperbfrontiersmen.– Bythe1800s,theyhadsettledalongtheeastern
Appalachianfoothills.
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces(cont.)
• Scots-Irish(cont.):– Pugnacious,lawless,andindividualistic,theybroughttheScottishsecretofwhiskeydistilling.
– TheycherishednolovefortheBritishgovernment,oranyothergovernment.
– 1764:ThePaxtonBoysmarchedonPhiladelphia.– Afewyearslater,theyspearheadedtheRegulatormovementinNorthCarolina.
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces(cont.)
• About5%wereotherEuropeangroups:– FrenchHuguenots,Welsh,Dutch,Swedes,Jews,Irish,Swiss,andScotsHighlanders
• 49%ofpopulation=Anglo-Saxon(Figure5.1)• Africanswerethelargestnon-Englishgroup:– Theywere20%ofthecolonialpopulationin1775.– TheSouthheld90%ofslaves.
• NewEnglandhadtheleastethnicdiversity.
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Figure 5.1 p80
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces(cont.)
• Themiddlecolonies,especiallyPennsylvania,receivedthebulkoflaterwhiteimmigrants.
• OutsideofNewEnglandaboutone-halfwerenon-Englishin1775.
• Ofthe56signersoftheDeclarationofIndependencein1776,18werenon-Englishand8werenotborninthecolonies.
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II.AMinglingoftheRaces(cont.)
• TheseimmigrantslaidthefoundationsforanewmulticulturalAmericannationalidentityasdifferentgroupsintermingled.
• Likewise,theAfricanAmericancommunitywasquitevariegatedinitsculturalorigins.
• InNewEngland“prayingtowns”andinGreatLakesvillages,differentgroupsofdisplacedNativeAmericansintermingled.
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III.AfricansinAmerica• InthedeepestSouth,slavelifewassevere:
– Theclimatewashostiletohealth.– Thelaborwaslife-draining.– Thericeandindigoplantationswerealonelylife.
• Blacksinthetobacco-growingChesapeakeregionhadasomewhateasierlot:– Tobaccoplantationswerelargerandclosertooneanotherthanrice
plantations.
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III.AfricansinAmerica(cont.)
• BlacksinChesapeakeregion(cont.):– Thesizeandproximityofplantationspermittedslavesmorevisitswithfriendsandrelatives.
– Asthepopulationoffemaleslavesroseby1720,familylifewaspossible.
– Growthwasthenmainlybynaturalincrease,whilethedeeperSouthstilldependedonimportationofslaves.
• NumberofslavesintheNorthgrewaswell.
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III.AfricansinAmerica(cont.)
• ThelanguageGullahevolvedamongSouthCarolinablacks.
• Slaveshelpedbuildcountrywiththeirlabor:– Someartisans:carpenters,bricklayers,tanners.–Mostlymanuallaborers:clearedswamps,etc.
• Slavesresistedtheiroppression:– 1712:NewYorkslaverevolt– 1739:SouthCarolinaslaverevoltonStonoRiver
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IV.TheStructureofColonialSociety(cont.)
• Americaseemedashininglandofequalityandopportunity,exceptforslavery.
• Butontheeveofrevolution,Americawasshowingsignsofstratificationandbarrierstomobility:– WarsenrichedmerchantprincesinNewEngland
andthemiddlecolonies.– Warscreatedaclassofwidowsandorphans.
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IV.TheStructureofColonialSociety(cont.)
• InNewEngland,withopenlandlessavailable,descendantsfacedlimitedprospects:– Farmsgotsmaller.– Youngerchildrenwerehiredoutaswagelaborers.– Boston’shomelesspoorincreased.
• IntheSouth,largeplantationscontinuedtheirdisproportionateownershipofslaves:– Thelargestslaveownersincreasedtheirwealth.– Poorwhitesincreasinglybecametenantfarmers.
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IV.TheStructureofColonialSociety(cont.)
• Lowerclassesfurtherswelledbythestreamofindenturedservants:–Manyultimatelyachievedprosperity.– TwosignedtheDeclarationofIndependence.• Lessfortunatewere50,000paupersandconvicts(“jaylebirds”)involuntarilyshippedtoAmerica.
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IV.TheStructureofColonialSociety(cont.)
• Leastfortunateofallweretheblackslaves:– Theyenjoyednoequalitywithwhites.– Theywereoppressedanddowntrodden.– Somewhitecolonistsworriedaboutthegrowingnumberofslavesincolonies.
– Britishauthorities,however,resistedanyattempttolimitthetransatlanticslavetrade.
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V.Clerics,Physicians,andJurists
• Colonialprofessions:– MosthonoredwastheChristianministry,butby1775ministershadlessinfluencethanearlier.
–Mostphysicianswerepoorlytrained.– Firstmedicalschoolwasestablishedin1765.– Aspiringyoungdoctorsservedasapprentices.– Atfirst,lawyerswerenotfavorablyregarded.
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VI.WorkadayAmerica
• Agriculturewastheleadingoccupation,employing90%ofpeople(seeMap5.2):– TobaccothemaincropofMarylandandVirginia.–Middle(“bread”)coloniesproducedmuchgrain.– Overall,Americansenjoyedahigherstandardoflivingthanthemassesofanycountry.
– Fishingrankedfarbelowagriculture,yetwasrewarding,withabustlingcommerce.
– Commercialventureswereanotherpathtowealth.
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Map 5.2 p86
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VI.WorkadayAmerica (cont.)
• Triangulartrade(Map5.3)wasveryprofitable.• Manufacturingwasofsecondaryimportance.• Householdmanufacturing(spinningandweavingbywomen)addedimpressiveoutput.
• Skilledcraftspeoplefewandhighlyprized.• Lumberingwasthemostimportantmanufacturingactivity.
• Colonialnavalstoreswerealsohighlyvalued.
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Map 5.3 p87
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VI.WorkadayAmerica(cont.)
• Butanimbalanceoftradedevelopedby1730s.• 1733:BritishpassedMolassesActtosquelchNorthAmericantradew/FrenchWestIndies.
• Americansrespondedwithsmuggling.• Thisforeshadowedtheimpendingimperialcrisis:– HeadstrongAmericanswouldratherrevoltthansubmittodictatesofafar-offParliamentthatseemedbentondestroyingtheirlivelihood.
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VII.HorsepowerandSailpower
• America,withascarcityofmoneyandworkers,sufferedoppressivetransportationproblems:– Roadsdidnotconnecttomajorcitiesuntil1700s.– Roadswereoftencloudsofdustinsummerandquagmiresofmudinwinter.
– Dangersincludedtree-strewnroads,ricketybridges,carriageoverturns,andrunawayhorses.
– Populationclusteredalongbanksofnavigablerivers.
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VII.HorsepowerandSailpower(cont.)
• Tavernssprangupalongmainroutes.• Gossipsalsogatheredattaverns.• Tavernshelpedcrystallizepublicopinionand
provedtobehotbedsofagitationastherevolutionarymovementgatheredmomentum.
• Mid-1700s:Intercolonialpostalsystemstarted.
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VIII.DominantDenominations
• 1775:AnglicanandCongregationalthetax-supported“established”churches:Table5.1.
• Mostpeopledidnotworshipinanychurch.• Incoloniesthathadestablishedchurches,onlyaminoritybelonged(seeTable5.2).
• TheChurchofEngland:–MemberswerecalledAnglicans.– OfficialfaithinGeorgia,NorthandSouthCarolina,Virginia,Maryland,partofNewYork.
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Table 5.1 p89
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Table 5.2 p89
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VIII.DominantDenominations(cont.)
• ChurchofEngland(cont.):– InEngland,itwasamajorpropofkinglyauthority.– InAmerica,theAnglicanChurchfellshortofitspromise.
– ItwaslessfierceandmoreworldlythanthereligionofPuritanicalNewEngland.
– Sermonswereshorter.– 1693:ThecollegeofWilliamandMary(Virginia)wasestablishedtotrainabetterclassofclergy.
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VIII.DominantDenominations(cont.)
• CongregationalChurch:– ItgrewoutofthePuritanChurch.– ItwasformallyestablishedinNewEngland(except
RhodeIsland).– Atfirstitwassupportedbytaxingallresidents.– CongregationalandPresbyterianministers
grappledwithpoliticalquestions.– Anglicanministershesitatedtoresistthecrown.
• Forthetime,religioustolerationincolonies.
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IX.TheGreatAwakening
• Spiritualconditionsofthecolonies:– Inallcolonialchurches,religionwaslessfervidin
earlyeighteenthcenturythanbefore.– ThePuritanchurchesinparticularsaggedunder
theweightoftwoburdens:• Theirelaboratetheologicaldoctrines• Theircompromisingeffortstoliberalizemembership
requirements
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IX.TheGreatAwakening(cont.)
• Clericalintellectualismsappedthespiritualvitalityfrommanydenominations.
• Arminianism—JacobusArminiuschallengedtheCalvinistdoctrineofpredestination:– Heclaimedthatallhumans,notjustthe“elect,”couldbesavediftheyacceptedGod’sgrace.
– Thisdoctrinewasconsidereda“heresy.”
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IX.TheGreatAwakening(cont.)
• 1730s–1740s:GreatAwakeningexploded:– StartedbyJonathanEdwardsinMassachusetts.– Sermon“SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod”:• Warnedthatrelyingon“goodworks”wasafolly• SaidChristiansmustdependsolelyonGod’sgrace• Providedluriddetailonhell
• GeorgeWhitefield’sevangelicalpreachingrevolutionizedspirituallifeinthecolonies.
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5.6 p91
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IX.TheGreatAwakening(cont.)
• Orthodoxclergymen(oldlights)wereskepticaloftheemotionalismandtheatricalanticsusedbyrevivalists.
• NewlightsdefendedtheAwakeningforrevitalizingAmericanreligion.
• CongregationalistsandPresbyterianssplitoverthisissue,andmanyjoinedtheBaptistsorMethodists.
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IX.TheGreatAwakening(cont.)
• TheAwakeningleftmanylastingeffects:– Theemphasisondirect,emotivespirituality
seriouslyunderminedtheoldclergy.– Manyschismsincreasedthenumberand
competitivenessofAmericanchurches.– Itencouragednewwavesofmissionarywork.– Itledtothefoundingofcolleges.– Itwasthefirstspontaneousmassmovement.– ItcontributedtoagrowingsenseofAmericanism.
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X.SchoolsandColleges
• Educationwasfirstreservedforthearistocraticfew:– Educationshouldbeforleadership,notcitizenship,andprimarilyformales.
– Puritansweremorezealousineducation.– TheprimarygoaloftheclergywastomakegoodChristiansratherthangoodcitizens.
• Amoresecularapproachwasevidentbythe1800s.
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X.SchoolsandColleges (cont.)
• Educationaltrends:– Educationforboysflourished.– NewEnglandestablishedschools,butthequalityandlengthofinstructionvariedwidely.
– TheSouth,becauseofgeography,wasseverelyhamperedinestablishingeffectiveschoolsystems.
–Wealthysouthernfamiliesleanedheavilyonprivatetutors.
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X.SchoolsandColleges (cont.)
• Thegeneralatmosphereincolonialschoolsandcollegeswasgrimandgloomy:– Theyemphasizedreligionandclassical
languages(LatinandGreek).– Theyfocusedondoctrineanddogma,not
reasonandexperiment.– Disciplinewassevere.– Collegeeducationwasgearedtowardpreparing
menfortheministry.
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X.SchoolsandColleges (cont.)
• Ninecollegeswereestablishedduringthecolonialera(seeTable5.3):– Studentenrollmentsweresmall,about200.– Instructionwaspoor,withcurriculumheavilyloadedwiththeologyand“deadlanguages.”
– By1750,therewasadistincttrendtoward“live”languagesandmodernsubjects.
– BenFranklinhelpedlaunchtheUniversityofPennsylvania,firstcollegefreefromanychurch.
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XI.AProvincialCulture
• ArtandculturestillhadEuropeantastes,especiallyBritish.
• Colonialcontributions:– JohnTrumbull(1756–1843)wasapainter.– CharlesWillsonPeale(1741–1827),knownforhisportraitofGeorgeWashington,ranamuseum.
– BenjaminWest(1738–1820)andJohnSingletonCopley(1738–1815)werefamouspainters.
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XI.AProvincialCulture(cont.)
• Othercolonialcontributions: – ArchitecturewaslargelyimportedandmodifiedtomeetpeculiarconditionsoftheNewWorld.
– ThelogcabinwasborrowedfromSweden.– 1720:Red-brickedGeorgianstyleintroduced.– NoteworthyliteraturewasthepoetryofenslavedPhillisWheatley(ca.1753–1784).
– BenjaminFranklinwrotePoorRichard’sAlmanack.
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XI.AProvincialCulture(cont.)
• Sciencewasslowlymakingprogress:– Afewbotanists,mathematicians,andastronomerswonrepute.
– BenjaminFranklinwasconsideredtheonlyfirst-rankscientistproducedintheAmericancolonies.
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XII.PioneerPresses
• Americansweregenerallytoopoortobuybooksandtoobusytoread:– ByrdfamilyofVirginiahadlargestcollection,about4,000volumes.
– BenjaminFranklinestablishedinPhiladelphiathefirstprivatelysupportedcirculatinglibrary.
– By1776therewereabout50publiclibrariesandcollectionssupportedbysubscription.
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XII.PioneerPresses(cont.)
• Printingpresses:– Theyfirstprintedpamphlets,leaflets,andjournals.
– 40newspapersexistedoneveoftheRevolution.– Newspaperswereapowerfulagencyforairingcolonialgrievancesandrallyingopposition.
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XII.PioneerPresses (cont.)
• Zengertrial(1734–1735):JohnPeterZengerassailedthecorruptroyalgovernor.
• TheZengerdecisionhelpedestablishthedoctrinethattruestatementsaboutpublicofficialscouldnotbeprosecutedaslibel:– Itwasabannerachievementforfreedomofthepressandforthehealthofdemocracy.
– Itpointedthewayfortheopendiscussionrequiredbythediversesociety.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics
• Therewerethreekindsofcolonialgovernors:– By1775,eightcolonieshadroyalgovernorsappointedbytheking.
– Threehadgovernorsselectedbyproprietors(Maryland,Pennsylvania,Delaware)
– ConnecticutandRhodeIslandelectedtheirowngovernorsunderself-governingcharters.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics(cont.)
• Eachcolonyhadatwo-houselegislature:– Upperhousewasappointedbythecrownin8royalcoloniesandbytheproprietorin3proprietarycolonies.Itwaschosenbyvotersin2self-governingcolonies.
– Lowerhousewasthepopularbranch,electedbythepeople(property-owners).• Insomecoloniesthebackcountryareaswereseriouslyunderrepresentedandresentedthecolonialelite.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics(cont.)
• Self-taxationthroughrepresentationwasaprivilegeAmericanscherishedabovemostothers.
• Londongenerallyleftcolonialgovernorstothemerciesofthelegislatures.
• Colonialassembliesassertedauthorityovergovernorsbywithholdingtheirsalary.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics(cont.)
• Administrationatthelocallevelvaried:– CountygovernmentsremainedtheruleintheSouth.
– TownmeetingspredominatedinNewEngland.– Themiddlecoloniesusedamixtureofthetwoforms.
• Townmeetings,withopendiscussionandopenvoting,wereacradleofself-government.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics(cont.)
• Theballotwasbynomeansabirthright:– Upperclasses,fearfulofdemocraticexcesses,wereunwillingtogranttheballottoeveryone.
– 1775:Stillreligiousandpropertyqualifications.– Abouthalfofadultwhitemalesdisfranchised.
• Butrighttovotewasnotimpossibletoattainbecauseitwaseasytoacquireland.
• Yet,eligiblevotersoftendidnotexercisethisprivilege;insteadtheydeferredtotheelite.
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XIII.TheGreatGameofPolitics(cont.)
• By1775Americawasnotatruedemocracysocially,economically,orpolitically.
• ButcolonieswerefarmoredemocraticthanEurope.
• Democraticseedswereplanted,laterbringingforthalushharvest.
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XIV.ColonialFolkways
• Everydaylifewasdrabandtedious:– Foodwasplentiful,butthedietwascoarseandmonotonous.
– Basiccomfortswerelacking.– Amusementwaseagerlypursuedwheretimeandcustompermitted.
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XIV.ColonialFolkways (cont.)
• By1775,BritishNorthAmericalookedlikeapatchworkquilt:– Eachcolonywasslightlydifferent,butallwerestitchedtogetherbycommonorigins,commonwaysoflife,andcommonbeliefsintoleration,economicdevelopment,andself-rule.
– Allwerephysicallyseparatedfromtheseatofimperialauthority.
– Thesefactssetthestageforthestruggletounite.
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