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Chapter 4 Section 2
Colonial Society
Prentice Hall
America
History of
Our Nation
A. Barnette
2013
The Family in Colonial Times
 Farm Life
◦ Extended families
◦ Responsibilities for
each family member
◦ Self-sufficient
◦ Uncomfortable
furnishings
◦ Made their own
entertainment
The Family in Colonial Times
 City Life
◦ Easier to live as a
single person
◦ Single people
usually lived as a
servant or in a
boarding house
◦ Family ties still
important
Men, Women, and
Children
Each had different important roles in the family.
Men, Women, and Children
 Men-had authority
over household
and acted as the
family
representative
Women
 A woman was expected to
marry, not because of
love, but because her
parents thought the man
would be the best fit
religiously, socially, and
economically for her.
 She submitted to the
husband’s authority, and
acted as his helpmeet.
 She did household chores
of the time: churning,
spinning yarn, sewing,
cleaning, cooking over an
open fire, tending to the
“close in” needs like
milking, chicken feeding,
garden tending.
 She couldn’t vote.
Children
 Unless they were
wealthy, children
usually had
homemade toys.
 By the age of 7, they
had responsibilities
that grew with them.
 Boys might be sent
to live away from the
family as an
apprentice to learn a
trade.
Social Classes
 The major
determinant of
social class was
how much land one
owned.
 Social class tended
to be constant for
generations, but
could be improved
in the colonies.
The Gentry
 The Upper Class
◦ Wealthy planters
◦ Royal officials
◦ Merchants
◦ Successful lawyers
◦ Extremely
successful artisans
◦ Often felt a great
responsibility to
serve their
community
The Middle Class
 Not rich or poor
◦ Small planters
◦ Independent farmers
◦ Artisans
◦ White colonists and
free blacks
◦ Could vote
◦ A growing segment
of society in the
colonies
Indentured Servants
 They contracted their
service for a number
of years in order to get
the opportunity to live
in the colonies.
 They were often
treated cruelly.
 If they endured the
contract period, they
might receive little
land and some
essential needs.
 They often remained
poor.
Free African Americans
 There were only
about 60,000 free
African American
people, as
opposed to
757,000 slaves.
 Some bought, sold,
and held slaves
themselves.
 They could own
property, but could
not vote.

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Chapter 4 section 2 2013

  • 1. Chapter 4 Section 2 Colonial Society Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation A. Barnette 2013
  • 2. The Family in Colonial Times  Farm Life ◦ Extended families ◦ Responsibilities for each family member ◦ Self-sufficient ◦ Uncomfortable furnishings ◦ Made their own entertainment
  • 3. The Family in Colonial Times  City Life ◦ Easier to live as a single person ◦ Single people usually lived as a servant or in a boarding house ◦ Family ties still important
  • 4. Men, Women, and Children Each had different important roles in the family.
  • 5. Men, Women, and Children  Men-had authority over household and acted as the family representative
  • 6. Women  A woman was expected to marry, not because of love, but because her parents thought the man would be the best fit religiously, socially, and economically for her.  She submitted to the husband’s authority, and acted as his helpmeet.  She did household chores of the time: churning, spinning yarn, sewing, cleaning, cooking over an open fire, tending to the “close in” needs like milking, chicken feeding, garden tending.  She couldn’t vote.
  • 7. Children  Unless they were wealthy, children usually had homemade toys.  By the age of 7, they had responsibilities that grew with them.  Boys might be sent to live away from the family as an apprentice to learn a trade.
  • 8. Social Classes  The major determinant of social class was how much land one owned.  Social class tended to be constant for generations, but could be improved in the colonies.
  • 9. The Gentry  The Upper Class ◦ Wealthy planters ◦ Royal officials ◦ Merchants ◦ Successful lawyers ◦ Extremely successful artisans ◦ Often felt a great responsibility to serve their community
  • 10. The Middle Class  Not rich or poor ◦ Small planters ◦ Independent farmers ◦ Artisans ◦ White colonists and free blacks ◦ Could vote ◦ A growing segment of society in the colonies
  • 11. Indentured Servants  They contracted their service for a number of years in order to get the opportunity to live in the colonies.  They were often treated cruelly.  If they endured the contract period, they might receive little land and some essential needs.  They often remained poor.
  • 12. Free African Americans  There were only about 60,000 free African American people, as opposed to 757,000 slaves.  Some bought, sold, and held slaves themselves.  They could own property, but could not vote.