US History

Chapter 9: The Confederation of the Constitution The Pursuit of Equality Property holding requirements for voting were reduced Anglican church was losing power as fight for separation of church and state wore on Quakers were the first to bring the idea of freeing slaves Abolitionists in the North freed their slaves and some states even abolished slavery Slavery wasn?t fought over yet o preserve unity Women were still unequal, and some planned to rebel The role of women mothering were children was seen as more prestigious Women received more educational opportunities Main Idea: Slaves and women sought to become equal, but were still far behind on the social ladder Constitution Making in the United States Continental Congress of 1776 made colonists form their own constitutions

Chapter 7 The Road to Revolution The Deep Roots of Revolution Fresh new word led to new ideas and bred independence Believed in republicanism- citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good Whigs of England who warned citizens to watch out for corruption influenced the colonists These two ideas made colonists aware of their rights No British rule and private land ownership made colonists feel independent Main Idea: With distance from Britain, and republican and Whig ideas, the New World was already somewhat independent and liked it Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances Britain had been paying a lack of attention to its colonies

Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution Conquest by the Cradle Population went from 300,000- 2.5 million in the colonies from 1700-1775 About a million of the people were white or black immigrants Pop. Doubled every 25 years The average age was 16 Balance of power between colonists and British shifted as colonists population grew Main Idea: The colonists were able to grow their population intensely in seventy-five years, allowing them to reduce the ratio of British to colonists A Mingling of the Races The Colonies were loaded with many different foreign groups Germans (6%) came because of religious persecution and economic oppression. The settled mainly in Pennsylvania and helped with religious diversity by bringing in Lutheran