综合英语第五册课后答案BritishColoniesinNorthAmerica.ppt

Chapter 3 British Colonies in North America Lecturer: Douglas Duration: Spring, 2014 Key points Relationship between colonies and Britain Types of British colonies Population structure of 13 colonies Features of colonial economy Political system of 13 colonies Women’s status in the colonies Further reading The Role of Colonial Urban Cultural Changes of Indians Tribes General social condition of colonies and their relationship with Motherland After surviving the hard times of the first years in the New World, the European colonists settled down to build a new society. Over the next 200 years, colonial society became distinctly American, not European. Society centered on the church, local politics, the business economy, and the family. Colonists lived in relatively small communities. The task of building new towns and cities, creating institutions, cultivating land, and starting new businesses required the involvement of most of the community. General social condition of colonies and their relationship with Motherland As the enslaved population continued to grow, Africans developed a society of their own. They held on African cultures while coping with harsh conditions in a strange land. Most colonists, of whatever home culture, could agree on one thing: they did not want be interfered by Europe. Religious freedom had been built into the constitutions of all the colonies except Plymouth and Massachusetts. The English government on the whole left the colonies alone to govern themselves. English attempts to control colonies would result in strong assertion of colonial rights. Three Types of British Colonies The proprietary colonies (业主殖民地) were the lands granted by the king to his faithful followers, who were the real owners of these colonies. Pennsylvania, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia are such colonies The royal colonies (皇家殖民地) were the lands under the direct control of British king, who appointed governors to represent him in the colony. New York,