Colonial Society in the Mid-Eighteenth Century

A.	Social structure

1.

Family

2.	Farm and town life; the economy

B.

Culture

1.	Great Awakening

2.	The American mind

3.	'Folkways'

C.	New immigrants

Resources:

The Origins of Slavery in the New World
Resource Type: E-Seminar

Relevant transcripts:
Professor Foner explains the social and economic impact of rice cultivation in the South.
Professor Foner discusses the development of three kinds of African American cultures.

Relevant interactive tools:
Professor Foner discusses the tobacco-based system of slavery in the Chesapeake