Which middle colony was the most tolerant religiously?
Pennsylvania
small schools led by women who taught reading, writing, and math with an emphasis on moral and religious subjects
dame school
Other than parents and educators, what other roles were played in the colonial home?
doctors and nurses
Who printed the first Bible in America in 1743?
Christopher Saucer
Describe life expectancy during colonial times.
people were more familiar with death. Life expectancy was low.
Describe the slave family in colonial times.
Families struggled to survive, marriage was not legal, but often married anyway. Families could be torn apart by owners; one of the most important institutions
Other than the Moravians, what three religious groups settled in the colony of Pennsylvania?
Amish, Mennonites, and Dunkers
Why did the colonies pass the Old Deluder Satan Act?
to prevent
institution of higher learning in Virginia
College of William and Mary
Which leader was a gifted speaker and outstanding evangelist, preached in open fields, had a burden for children, and established an orphanage near Savannah, Georgia?
George Whitefield
Why did the colonies pass the Old Deluder Satan Act?
to prevent "Old Deluder Satan" from keeping people from the knowledge of the Scripture
Imports from Europe the upper class received
fabric, clothing, furniture, and other goods
Which social class formed the core of colonial society?
middle class
Which leader traveled on horseback and visited plantations to preach to slaves?
Samuel Davies
Puritans who believed that the congregation should have a voice in how the church operated and were responsible to build a Christian society
congregationalist
groups of people in the upper class from the middle and southern colonies
landowners and plantation owners
What most people in the middle class owned some of
land
the philosophy that the Bible needed to be tested by human reason
Deism
groups of people in the middle class
small farmers, shopkeepers, ship captains, tradesmen, less prominent members of the clergy
Which middle colony established the first Catholic church in America?
Pennsylvania
What did Puritans believe the family was to God?
a reflection
Which group of the lower class had to carry papers to prove they were free but still had limitations?
freed blacks
individuals who gained passage to America in return for four to seven years labor upon arrival in the colonies
indentured servants
What the middle class lacked compared to the upper class
servants and luxuries
a powerful spiritual revival that swept through the colonies beginning in the 1720s
Great Awakening
Name three facts about schools in the middle and southern colonies.
fewer schools than in New England, scheduled around long growing seasons, churches organized schools, boarding schools or hired private tutors
Who was the best known missionary to the Indians because of the Great Awakening?
David Brainerd
Who was the head of the house during colonial times?
the father
Where were most children educated during colonial times?
at home
the roles of men in colonial times
provide financially for their family, spend days working on their farms or at their trade, not heavily involved in day-to-day home operations
What was the colonial home the center of?
economic and social activity
Where did education mainly take place?
at home
roles of children in colonial times
helped around the home, expected to work diligently, boys chose an occupation by age fourteen
the first institution of higher learning in America
Harvard College
the purpose of the first colleges in the colonies
to train ministers
this concept denied the doctrine of the Trinity and that Jesus was divine
Unitarianism
Up to how many hours a day did slaves work?
sixteen
Which missionary worked with the Iroquois tribes in New York?
Samuel Kirkland
What were slaves considered to their masters?
property
these began in 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts arising from accusations of witchcraft that resulted in the execution of those accused
Salem Witch Trials
In what region was George Whitefield's influence felt the most?
in the South
Two things the upper class enjoyed more than the other social classes
comforts and luxuries
Which social class received the best education?
upper class
What famous sermon did Jonathan Edwards preach?
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
What did the congregationalists expect children to do as they got older?
profess salvation
the system used to teach trades to boys who could not go to college that lasted about seven years
apprenticeship
What did the Puritans want everyone in the community to do?
attend church
groups of people in the upper class from the New England colonies
merchants, traders, and some clergy
Two types of schools in colonial America
dame and grammar
Which group in the lower class were not free?
slaves
the law passed in 1647 requiring all towns of fifty or more families to appoint a schoolmaster who would teach reading and writing
Old Deluder Satan Act
the roles of women in colonial times
supervised their children, prepared family meals, fed and took care of animals, taught children, delivered babies, sewed and weaved fabric, etc.
organized schools with hired teachers that taught math, rhetoric, and philosophy, with some Latin and Greek to other students
grammar school
Name four of the seven effects of the Great Awakening.
converts, church and government, missions, higher education, division within churches, equality, and political freedom
where William Tennent trained leaders that would carry out the Great Awakening
"Log College"
the philosophical movement that emphasized science and reason above all else
Enlightenment
Which college did Jonathan Edwards later become president of?
College of New Jersey (now named Princeton)
Describe marriage in colonial times.
Falling in love was not necessary before marriage, but maintaining love within the marriage was crucial. Remarriage was common.
Members of the middle class were neither __ nor __.
wealth, poor
a paddle-shaped board that was covered with a printed sheet with the alphabet
hornbook
In which region did Samuel Davies mainly preach in?
in the South
Which leader was from Massachusetts, a brilliant philosopher and theologian, was a missionary to Indians, and played a key role in the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
Three major leaders during the Great Awakening
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Samuel Davies
the most popular textbook of the colonial period which provided basic grammar and vocabulary instruction along with moral lessons
New England Primer
Which social class owned no land and had few material possessions?
lower class
What did household roles in colonial times bring to society?
stability and order
What were parents expected to raise their children to be?
moral and disciplined
institution of higher learning in Connecticut
Yale College
this Puritan measure allowed unbelievers to have their children baptized into the church
Half-Way Covenant
The official church in the southern colonies
Church of England (Anglican Church)
Two things the Church of England did for the community
served a surrounding parish and permitted other groups as long as they paid taxes to the state church
How many times did George Whitefield travel to America to preach?
seven times
Which colonial region had the greatest religious diversity?
Middle colonies
groups of people in the lower class
subsistence farmers, unskilled laborers, servants, and slaves
followers of the teachings of John Huss known for their mission work among the Indians and slaves
Moravians
the name given to individuals in the upper class
aristocrats
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