综合英语教程第五册课后答案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 munities. The task of building new towns and cities, creating institutions, cultivating land, and starting new businesses required the involvement of most of munity.
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 ia 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, New Jersey, Del