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Agree Disagree 1. The movement Agree Agree Disagree 1. The movement Agree Disagree Disagree

____ ____ that emphasized ____ ____ ____ ____ that emphasized ____ ____

logic and reason over religionlogic and reason over religion

is known as the Great Awakening.is known as the Great Awakening.

____ ____ 2. Colonial Women ____ ____ 2. Colonial Women ____ _____ ____ _____

had no legal status had no legal status

in the colonies. in the colonies.

Chapter Three: Colonial Ways of LifeChapter Three: Colonial Ways of LifeSection Four: A Diverse SocietySection Four: A Diverse Society

A. Family Life in Colonial AmericaA. Family Life in Colonial America The The populationpopulation of the colonies of the colonies increased increased

greatly in the 1700s.greatly in the 1700s.

Partly due to a Partly due to a rising birth raterising birth rate..

Also due to large numbers ofAlso due to large numbers of immigrantsimmigrants arriving in the colonies. arriving in the colonies.

WHERE DID THESE IMMIGRANTS COME WHERE DID THESE IMMIGRANTS COME FROM?FROM?

Colonial WomenColonial Women

Women in the colonies, Women in the colonies, especially married especially married women, women, had had no legal no legal statusstatus..

Married women Married women could could not own propertynot own property..

Their status began toTheir status began to improve improve later later on, some women were able to on, some women were able to runrun businessbusiness, , plantationsplantations. .

B. Africans in Colonial B. Africans in Colonial AmericaAmerica

Many Africans who came to America Many Africans who came to America attempted attempted to keepto keep their their African African language, traditions, etclanguage, traditions, etc. Thus . Thus creating a creating a new African-American new African-American cultureculture..

Examples:Examples: Aspects of Aspects of African African religionsreligions became became mixed mixed withwith the the beliefs of Christianitybeliefs of Christianity..

African-American African-American musicmusic began began

to develop using African rhythms.to develop using African rhythms.

HOW DID THIS HELP SLAVES HOW DID THIS HELP SLAVES COPE?COPE?

White planters often used White planters often used harsh harsh means to establish their authoritymeans to establish their authority over African laborers. over African laborers.

Some Africans resisted in a Some Africans resisted in a passive passive wayway..

EXAMPLE:EXAMPLE: (Breaking tools, working (Breaking tools, working slowly etc.)slowly etc.)

Others were more daring, Others were more daring, running running away away or or revoltingrevolting..

Some even Some even purchased their freedompurchased their freedom or were or were freed by their ownersfreed by their owners..

This created a This created a sizeable sizeable

free African-Americanfree African-American

populationpopulation by the 1700s. by the 1700s.

C. The Enlightenment and C. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakeningthe Great Awakening

The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment

European iEuropean intellectualntellectual and and cultural cultural movementmovement..

Challenged the Challenged the authority of the authority of the church in science.church in science.

Emphasis on Emphasis on logiclogic and and

reasonreason over over religionreligion..

John LockeJohn Locke - one of the - one of the most most

significant Enlightenment significant Enlightenment

thinkersthinkers..

CHUNK #4CHUNK #4

Pg. 108. Under Pg. 108. Under The Enlightenment The Enlightenment read the 4read the 4thth paragraph and fill out paragraph and fill out the chart below.the chart below.

Montesquieu’s political power

MontesquieuMontesquieu – said there – said there

were were 3 types of political3 types of political

powerpower..

1. Legislative1. Legislative: : CongressCongress - - writes writes lawlaw

2. Executive2. Executive : : PresidentPresident - - enforces enforces lawlaw

3. Judicial3. Judicial: : Supreme CourtSupreme Court - - interpretsinterprets lawlaw

He believed a He believed a government’s powergovernment’s power should be should be divided among these three divided among these three branchesbranches..

This way a government would This way a government would be balanced and be balanced and no one branchno one branch would become would become too powerfultoo powerful..

This is called This is called SEPARATION OF SEPARATION OF POWERPOWER..

The Great AwakeningThe Great Awakening

Religious revival.Religious revival.

Emphasis on Emphasis on religionreligion, faith, and , faith, and devout devout belief in Godbelief in God..

Increase Increase in church attendance, in church attendance, especially especially ProtestantsProtestants..

Ministers preached that we are Ministers preached that we are all equal all equal before Godbefore God..

DID THIS APPLY TO SLAVES?DID THIS APPLY TO SLAVES?

Both of these movementsBoth of these movements were huge influences onwere huge influences on the the American revolutionAmerican revolution!!!!!!

REVIEWREVIEW

1. What was the enlightenment? 1. What was the enlightenment?

2. What was the Great Awakening? 2. What was the Great Awakening?

3. What are the 3 branches of 3. What are the 3 branches of government and who thought of government and who thought of them? them?