J. Kelly Robison

Maturation of the Colonies: The British American Colonies in 1750

  1. Introduction
  2. Provincial Background
    1. Background
    2. Development of American Political Institutions: 1700-1750
  3. Free Market Economy
    1. Mercantile Capitalism
    2. Tradition of Free Markets
  4. The Growth of Diversity
    1. Ethnic Diversity: 1607-1700
    2. The First Great Wave of Immigration
  5. Colonial Social Structure
    1. Tradition of Deference
    2. Class System
      1. Upper Class
      2. Middle Class
      3. Lower Classes
        1. Free Laborers
        2. Bound Servants

Significant Terms:

direct representation colonial assemblies suffrage
triangular trade First Great Wave of Immigration
French Huguenots Mennonites Jacobite Rebellion
class system middle class

Study Questions:

How did the American colonies become less English from 1700 to 1750? But how were the colonies also very much like England?

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