2.7

Colonial Society and Culture

AP United States History

Social hierarchy

The First Great Awakening

The Enlightenment

Education and print culture

Salem Witch Trial (1876)
Caption: Illustration of the Salem Witch Trials from Pioneers in the Settlement of America (1876). Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Primary sources

Jonathan Edwards, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (1741)

Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1733-1758)

Key figures

Vocabulary

Unit 2 topics

Unit 2 overview2.1Contextualizing Period 22.10Causation in Period 22.2European Colonization2.3The Regions of British Colonies2.4Transatlantic Trade2.5Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans2.6Slavery in the British Colonies2.7Colonial Society and Culture2.8Comparison in Period 22.9Continuity and Change in Period 2
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