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• In 1775 the most populous colonies where virginia massachussets pennysilvania north carolina and Maryland

• About 90 percent of the people live in rural areasBy the mid 1700 the richest 10 percent of Bostonians and Philadelphians owned 2/3 of the taxable wealth in their cities

• By 1750 the poor in boston were obliged to wear a red P in their clothes.

• Black slaves wherethe lowest in society followed by indentured servants.

• Most honored profession was the Christian ministry.

• First medical school appeared in 1765.

• Epidemies where a constant nightmare for colonists the two greatest, where small pox and diphtheria which was also a killer.

• Agriculture was the leading industry for the economy of the colonies involving 90 percent ofthe people.tra

• The stable crop in Maryland and Virginia was tobacco

• Trade was popular in new England new York and ennsylvania

• Manufacturing was of second importance

• Lumbering was the most important manufacturing activity

• By 1770 about 1/3 of the british navy was American built

• Since the American people grew much faster than the britishpopulations this obligued them to look to other markets

• In 1773 parliament passesthe molasses act trying to crush the trade between Americans and French, the American surpassed it by smuggling.

• Religious toleration had enormous strides in America there where fewer catholics in America. And in general people could practice any religion they wished none was enforced.

• Greatawakening exploaded in the 1730 and 1749, it was started by jonathan Edwards he said that by faith in god and not by good works one could gain eternal salvation

• It started many new churches.

• New England was more interested on education 9 colleges were stablished during the colonal era.

• The red bricked Georgian style was introduced in 1720

• Ben francklin was consideredthe only first ranked scientist in the new world.

• In 1734 john peter zenger was accused of writing about the corruption of the royal governor of new York, the trial voted him not guilty. This paved the way for liberty of the press.

• By 1775 8 of the colonies had royal governors, who were appointed by the king.

• Nearly every colony was based on a two branch gov systemone appointed by the crown directly and the other by the people.

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• In 1598 the French crown issued the edict of nantes which granted religious freedom to French protestants and stopped religious wars

• In 1608 french stablished quebec on canadien territory.

• Samuel de Cham`plain was the leading figure his energy and leadership earned him the nameof father of new france.

• The gov of new france was under direct control of the king the people did not elect any representatives.

• Beaver fur was the main economic source of new france.

• Antoine Cadillac founded Detroit in 1701 to thwart English settlers pushing towards the ohio valley.

• Robert de la sale explored the missisipi and gulf basing naming themLouisiana.

• The French founded new Orleans in 1718

• Illinois became france garden empire because of the amounts of food produced there.

• King Williams war was from 1689 to 1697, and queene annes war 1702 to 1713 both where the british and its colonists against the French and their ally spain.

• Wars ended in 1713 with the treaty signed a utretch where the French and spainwere beaten terribly and Britain gained acadia and Newfoundland at Hudson bay.

• The war of Jenkins ear beween british and Spaniards begun in 1739

• It finished in 1748 with a treaty that handed back to the French louisbiurg the new Englanders where mad at this.

• In 1754 george washignton was sent to ohio to confront the French with 150 men reinforcement for the French came...