CH. 4.

5: LIFE IN THE COLONIES

OUTLINE

NAME:__________________________ DATE:____________

I. COLONIAL SOCIETY
a) The Gentry & the Middle Class
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________

II. __________________________________________ (religious movement)

a) __________________________________________________________________
1. Jonathan Edwards sets it off.
2. George Whitefield drew huge crowds to outdoor meetings.
b) Impact of the Great Awakening
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________

III. EDUCATION IN THE COLONIES

a) New England
1. ________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________
1. Middle colonies set up first private schools.
2. Southern colonies used tutors or private schools.
3. Wealthiest planters ________________________________________________
4. Slaves __________________________________________________________
c) Apprenticeships & Dame Schools
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________

IV. _______________________________________________ (a time of reason & logic)

a) Enlightenment Spreads
1. John Locke ______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
 2. Spread among better educated colonists, such as, wealthy merchants, lawyers,
ministers, & urban craftsmen.
b)
1. Best examples of the Enlightenment spirit.
2. Born in 1706, he was the son of a poor Boston soap and candle maker.
3. At age of 17, he published __________________________________________
4. He invented practical devices, such as, ________________________________
________________________________________________________________
c) Colonial Cities
1. Culture flourishes in cities
2. John Campbell founded ____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________________________________
1. He published the “Weekly Journal”, in NY city; he was arrested for publishing
stories that criticized the governor.
2. ______________________________________________________ would
become recognized as a basic American right.