A Diverse Society (1:2)
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Triangular Trade
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Exchange of goods between the American colonies,
England, the Caribbean, and Africa
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Growth of Cities
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Because of trade
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Because of specialization of work
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Immigration from Europe
Population of colonies
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1640: 25,000
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1700: 250,000
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1776: 2,500,000
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African Slave Trade
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8-10 million Africans brought to the Americas
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540,000 in North America by mid-1700's
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The Enlightenment
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Reason and logic were the keys to everything
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Began in Europe
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John Locke (limited government)
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“Two Treatises on Government”
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Social Contract Theory (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
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Government exists for the people
“Natural Rights” : rights given by God
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Baron Montesquieu
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Published “The Spirit of the Laws” (1748)
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3 types of political power
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Executive…carry out laws
Legislative…make laws
Judicial…uphold laws
These powers should be divided into 3 separate
branches
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To protect the people from government
“checks and balances”
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The Great Awakening
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A religious revival, 1740
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Mostly Protestants
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John Edwards and George Whitfield