The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
authority
The people and institutions with authority to make and enforce the laws and manage disputes about the laws.
government
Being under the rule of a monarch.
subject
People providing for their own needs.
self-sufficient
Men and women who sold their labor in exchange for the cost of the trip from Europe to the colonies.
indentured servants
The political leaders of the colonies.
Founders
Why do we focus on the British colonies in US history?
The 13 British colonies would become the United States of America!
How did American Indians live before the Europeans came?
They had well-organized tribes. They fished, hunted, gathered, and farmed. Some had political ties and leagues.
Where did the British colonists settle?
along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
How did people in the colonies earn a living?
People in the cities worked in professions, trades, crafts, or factories. People in the country were mostly self-sufficient and traded goods.
How were people living in the colonies different from one another?
Spoke different languages, different customs, different ideas about government and rights, different religions
How was life in Great Britain different from life in America?
no wealthy families, courts, or kings. Rich and poor aren't so different. Fair laws. People live more comfortably. Freedom. Everything new.
Why were class differences not important in the colonies?
There was no division between wealthy and poor. The poor people could become wealthy through hard work. The poor could hold office.
Whose opportunities were limited in the colonies?
men not owning property, Native Americans, African Americans, women
What rights did colonists value?
freedom, trial by jury, free elections, owning property, freedom of belief
