A Diverse Society (1:2)● Triangular Trade

● Exchange of goods between the American colonies, England, the Caribbean, and Africa

1:2● Growth of Cities

● Because of trade● Because of specialization of work● Immigration from Europe

● Population of colonies● 1640: 25,000● 1700: 250,000● 1776: 2,500,000

1:2● African Slave Trade

● 8-10 million Africans brought to the Americas● 540,000 in North America by mid-1700's

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● The Enlightenment● Reason and logic were the keys to everything● Began in Europe● John Locke (limited government)

– “Two Treatises on Government”– Social Contract Theory (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

● Government exists for the people● “Natural Rights” : rights given by God

1:2Baron Montesquieu

● Published “The Spirit of the Laws” (1748)– 3 types of political power

● Executive…carry out laws● Legislative…make laws● Judicial…uphold laws

– These powers should be divided into 3 separate branches

● To protect the people from government ● “checks and balances”

1:2The Great Awakening

● A religious revival, 1740● Mostly Protestants● John Edwards and George Whitfield