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The 1690s decade ran from January 1, 1690, to December 31, 1699. Millennium; ... In North America, the treaty returns Port-Royal (Acadia) to France.
23 de jun. de 2023 · In the 1690s, American history was marked by significant events that shaped the country’s future. From political upheavals to cultural changes, this decade was a turning point in the nation’s development. Let’s take a look at some of the most critical events that occurred during this period.
- Danielle Hines
23 de jul. de 2020 · The 1690s silhouette for women was extremely vertical and linear with the long-trained mantua being amplified by the towering fontange lace headdress. The more modest jacket-style mantua bodices are often attributed to the influence of Madame de Maintenon, the secret wife of King Louis XIV. Men’s coats gained fuller skirts and their wigs were ...
What factors fostered or hindered the growth of the British Atlantic colonies (that later became the United States of America) from 1690 to 1763? • How did the European colonists respond to the growing diversity among them—by religion, ethnicity, economic status, and country of origin? •
- Religion & Superstition
- Social Classes
- Homes & Education
- Family, Clothing, Food & Leisure
- Crime & Punishment
- Conclusion
The colonists, whether the so-called pilgrims of Plymouth or the Anglicans of Jamestown, were deeply religious Christians who regarded the Bible as God’s Word and understood they were supposed to live their lives according to its strictures. Belief in the reality of a supernatural deity, angels, and evil spirits encouraged the development of extra-...
Although the social hierarchy was more relaxed in the colonies, it still existed and descended from top to bottom: 1. Upper-class Landowners 2. Merchants and Clerics 3. Farmers, Artisans, & Laborers 4. Indentured Servants 5. Native Americans 6. Slaves People of different classes were identified by the clothing and accessories they could afford, and...
Colonial homes also reflected one’s social status. The earliest houses of Jamestown and Plymouth were wood-framed buildings insulated with wattle and daub (sticks, straw, and mud) with thatch roofs. A wooden frame, often of lashed saplings, would be raised with horizontal sticks tied between the saplings and then vertical sticks woven between these...
The family was the fundamental unit of the community, and marriage was encouraged. Most men married in their early to mid-20s while girls could be married as young as 15 years old. Men outnumbered women in the colonies which gave rise to the Jamestown Bridesprogram between 1620-1624, which sent young women from England to Jamestown to be married. T...
For those who overindulged at the fair, or anywhere for that matter, and broke with accepted social norms, swift punishment followed and most often took the form of public humiliation. Public drunkenness and breaking the sabbath (working on a Sunday or not attending church), for example, were punished by a certain time in the stocks – wooden braces...
Between c. 1614, when the tobacco crop at Jamestown had become the first successful cash crop of the colonies, through c. 1763, when the English colonists defeated the French in the French and Indian War, a whole new culturedeveloped which was based on the concept of individual effort, strength of character, and adherence to the Christian vision le...
- Joshua J. Mark
1690s. c. 1690 – Spanish authorities, concerned that France posed a competitive threat, constructed several missions in East Texas; see Spanish Missions in Texas. 1690 – The first newspaper issue in the English colonies is published in Boston, the Public Occurrences. 1692 – Salem Witch Trials
What factors fostered or hindered the growth of the British Atlantic colonies (that later became the United States of America) from 1690 to 1763? How did the European colonists respond to the growing diversity among them—by religion, ethnicity, economic status, and country of origin?
