Notes

Virgnia
The first legislative assembly in the colonies whose representatives were elected by popular vote
Mayflower
The first written example of self-government in U.S. history
Connecticut
The first written constitution in North America

Transcript of video
Religious life was really important in the British colonies. But in the late 1600s and early 1700s, a lot of people felt disconnected from their churches. Many believed that church sermons didn't relate to their lives. By the early 1730s a number of religious leaders in the colonies thought it was time to shake things up. Or you might say wake things up.
The Great Awakening was a movement meant to reignite people's faith, and their belief in God. One of the movement's major leaders was a Massachusetts minister named Jonathan Edwards. Edwards gave passionate sermons that warned people about ignoring God and not taking religion seriously. His words connected with people in his community and inspired them to make religion more important in their lives.
Church leaders in New England and across the other colonies took notice and began preaching similar messages. The Great Awakening swept throughout the colonies, as the crowds that gathered to see Edwards and other ministers grew larger and more enthusiastic.
In 1739, a new star arrived on the scene. A passionate minister and trained actor from England named George Whitefield. Whitefield would spread the Great Awakening even farther. Some people actually consider him the first real American celebrity. He would give sermons to crowds of up to 20,000 people as he traveled through the colonies. The crowds at Whitefield's sermons included people of all races and genders, both rich and poor. He encouraged people to have personal faith in God, and to do good works.
The Great Awakening lasted into the 1740s and had a great impact on life in North America. It helped unite the colonies, encouraged equality, and spread some of the ideas that would one day lead to the American Revolution and independence from Great Britain.

The page after that. (in short)
The Great Awakening taught that the path to heaven was the same no matter a person's gender, race, or wealth.
In addition, many new churches were established, and new religions were born. As these new churches and religious ideas spread, people became more accepting of religious differences. Overall, this movement encouraged diversity in thought, expression, and religion.

The Great Awakening was the first major event that united the 13 British colonies in a common movement. The colonies had all been founded for different reasons by different groups of people. But all the colonies participated together in the Great Awakening.

In some ways, the movement showed how similar these different groups of people could be. This sense of unity would help Americans years later in their fight for independence.
The Great Awakening spread a belief that all people were equal in the eyes of God. This idea made people question the authority of the British government.

The colonists believed the British Parliament didn't treat them as equals by giving them a strong voice in government. As a result, ideas about revolution started to grow in the colonies.


THE NEXT BIT IS ABOUT Anne Hutchinson OK THANKS

Hutchinson joins the Puritans in Massachusetts.


Anne Hutchinson was born in England in 1591. In 1634, she and her family sailed for North America in search of religious freedom. They settled among the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
The family joined a Puritan church, but before long, Hutchinson's ideas began to conflict with some of the church's teachings. The Puritan church had very strict rules and beliefs, but Hutchinson disagreed with that approach. She believed people should be free to think and worship God in their own ways.

Hutchinson starts religious study groups for women.

Hutchinson wanted to express her ideas about free worship and free thought. At the time, however, women were not allowed to express their ideas or opinions, especially in the Puritan religion. Puritans believed women's ideas were dangerous to the souls of men.
But Hutchinson thought her ideas were important. She started a weekly religious group for women that met in her home. The group would pray together and study the Bible and weekly sermons. Hutchinson would also express her own views on these topics. The groups became more and more popular. Eventually, men began attending them too.

Puritan leaders plan to stop Hutchinson.

The Puritan leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony felt Hutchinson's ideas did not agree with their teachings. They saw Hutchinson's study groups as a threat to their authority and to the men of the colony.
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop, found a way to stop her. The meetings were not illegal on their own, but they were so large that they could be considered "disorderly." He decided that she was breaking the law and ordered her to be arrested.

Hutchinson is forced to leave Massachusetts.

Roger Sherman encouraged Hutchinson to come to Rhode Island after she was forced out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

In 1637, Hutchinson was arrested. Puritan leaders accused her of encouraging the colony's men to disobey church teachings. They also accused her of encouraging the colony's women to ignore their family responsibilities. She was found guilty and forced to leave the colony.

Hutchinson and her followers moved to Rhode Island, which had been founded by Roger Sherman in 1636. In Rhode Island, she and her followers helped start a new government that had a separation between the government and religion.


African Culture in Colonial North America YOU LAMO

Many people of African descent were forced to live as slaves.
Like many poor Europeans, Africans first came to North America as indentured servants. But over time, the colonies' demand for inexpensive labor on farms and in households grew so great that colonists turned to a new source of labor — slavery. As a result, many Africans were captured and sold into slavery in North America.

Slavery spread quickly across the colonies, but it was especially common in the South, where large plantations needed many laborers. By the 1770s, there were hundreds of thousands of Africans in the colonies. Most were enslaved, but some also lived as free people.

AFRICAN CULTURE IN MURICA
FOOD AND FARMIN
Slave ships brought many new foods to colonial America, including okra, black-eyed peas, kidney beans, lima beans, rice, watermelons (he^$ yeah), and yams. Africans taught white colonists how to grow these foods. In the 1740s, for example, Africans were brought to South Carolina specifically to train farmers to grow rice.
Africans also brought cooking methods and recipes that would become part of colonial American cooking traditions. These traditions included deep-frying, baking cornbread, and cooking different kinds of stews.

STORYTELLIN OR SOMETHIN I DUNNO
Africans brought their traditional folktales to the colonies and, despite being discouraged from gathering, continued to tell these stories. Since slaves were not allowed to read or write, storytelling became an important part of preserving African culture.
Some of the most common stories were about animal tricksters. In these stories, a smaller animal, like a rabbit, would outsmart or trick a more powerful animal, like a fox. These stories provided a connection to home — and they also offered hope for those who were enslaved that a better life might be possible.

LAME MUSIC $%^!
Africans brought their own musical instruments and traditions to the colonies. They introduced colonists to instruments like the kora, a string instrument made out of a gourd. Later, these instruments would help lead to the development of the banjo, which became a popular instrument in the United States.

Africans also brought many different kinds of drums and played music that included complex rhythms and beats. African music and dance traditions would have a major impact on the culture of the time — and on American culture overall.

Resisting Slavery
Most Africans in the American colonies were enslaved, especially in the South. For many enslaved people, resistance was an important part of life. They resisted by taking small actions in their everyday lives. They resisted by maintaining their traditions. They resisted by rebelling against slave owners. And they resisted by trying to escape slavery and become free.

DAY 2 DAY
Enslaved Africans were able to resist in many small ways on a day-to-day basis. All slaves were forced to work, either in the homes of their owners or in the plantation fields. To resist, they could work slowly or incorrectly, pretend to be sick, or prevent equipment from working correctly. These small acts of resistance hurt slave owners' businesses.

Culture or smthing I dunnno
Slave owners tried to dehumanize the people they enslaved by treating them like property. Slaves weren't allowed to learn to read or write, and slave families could be broken apart by their masters.

One way enslaved Africans held on to their humanity was by maintaining important elements of their culture. They kept African music and stories alive, and sometimes even spoke in African languages.

REVOLT!
A revolt is a form of rebellion. Slave revolts were organized rebellions against slave owners. A group of slaves worked together to take control from slave owners, often killing the slave owners and destroying their property.

Colonists were well armed and watched carefully for signs of rebellion. In addition, the consequences for revolting were significant. Slaves who led the revolt were often executed.

Although rare, large slave revolts took place in Virginia, New York, and South Carolina during the colonial era.

ESCAPE
By escaping, enslaved Africans were able to hurt slave owners' businesses. Through this act of resistance, the slave owner would lose property and the slave's work.
Escaping also gave enslaved people the chance to be free. Free people can choose where they live, where they work, and whom they live with.
But escaping slavery was incredibly difficult. Colonists paid professional slave catchers to find escaped slaves. Recaptured slaves were severely punished. And if slaves weren't recaptured, their family members were punished instead. In fact, many enslaved Africans chose not to run away because they feared their families would be punished.


LIFE IN THE BRITISH COLONIES VIDEO TRANSCRIPT.

From the early 1600s to the late 1700s, the British colonies in North America went through numerous changes. Ideas about representation in government, religion, and individual rights inspired colonists to think about and work toward independence. People living in the colonies wanted freedom and opportunity. That's a big part of why they came to the colonies in the first place.

Many colonists were angry that they didn't have a voice in British Parliament. They decided to create their own forms of representative government, which is a form of government where citizens elect the people who represent them. Representative governments took many different shapes in the colonies.

The first representative government was the House of Burgesses. It was established in Virginia in 1619 to address the colonists' lack of representation in Parliament. Elected officials assembled once a year to make decisions about local issues, and the success of the House of Burgesses inspired other colonies to create their own colonial assemblies.

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement signed by the adult male passengers on the Mayflower. It gave colonists the authority to govern themselves and establish rules for them to live by. The Mayflower Compact was the first written example of self-government in North America.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were written in 1639 to establish a government that protected colonists' individual rights. It was the first written constitution in the Americas and became a model for other colonies. In the early 1700s, many people in the British colonies felt disconnected from their religions. Church leaders wanted to reignite peoples' faith to wake them up.

The result was a movement called the Great Awakening. Church leaders gave powerful sermons that inspired people to make religion more important in their lives. They encouraged the belief that all people are equal, leading many colonists to question British authority and eventually start a revolution. But church leaders' talk of equality for all was limited, and equal rights were not actually available to everyone in the colonies.

White women, for example, were expected to marry, raise children, and manage a household. They could not own property or participate in politics and had little formal education. And Africans in the colonies, both men and women, had even less freedom and opportunity. At first, many of the Africans that came to the British colonies were indentured servants. Over time, however, slavery became more common, and by the 1770s, most Africans living in the colonies were enslaved.