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Importance of Family In short, the family was the source of colonist's societal and cultural __________________. The various local societies in which families like the W put down roots reflected several critical elements: supply of___________, abundance of ___________, unusual __________________ patterns, and __________________ ties with European markets.

Importance of Godly Family Early New Englanders believed God ordained the family for human benefit. It was essential to the maintenance of social order. The godly family, at least in theory, was ruled by a ________________, father to his children, husband to his wife, the source of __________________ and object of unquestioned obedience. Crossing in family units- New Englanders crossed the Atlantic with__________________ families. People who migrated to America within families__________________ local English customs more fully than did the youths who traveled to other parts of the continent as single men and women.

 

 

Why the Region Flourished The explanation for the region's __________________ growth turned out to be_______________rather than _____________. Indeed, the life expectancy of 17th century settlers was _____ very different from our own. Longer life _________________family relations. John Murrin has suggested that New Englanders 'invented' __________________.

Married life Married life- The single life was not only__________________ suspect but also __________________ difficult. The household was primarily a place of work- very __________________ work. Early American farmers were not economically self-sufficient. Most marriages took place between men and women living less than _____miles apart. Religious values, a sense of ________________ purpose, and the importance of family reinforced traditional communal ties. Congregational __________________ were also built on a family foundation.

Education Education- Colonists regarded education as primarily a family responsibility. In 1647 the legislature in Mass ordered towns containing at least fifteen families to open an elementary school supported by local taxes. At least eleven schools were operating in 1647 and despite their expense; new schools were established throughout the century. After 1638, young men could attend Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning founded in England's mainland colonies.

Women  According to this interpretation, wives worked __________________ their husbands.  They did not, however necessarily do the same jobs that men preformed. By selling surplus _________, women achieved some economic independence and were sometimes called_______________ Husbands. Women also joined __________________in greater numbers than men. Some ministers argued that God had created far more godly __________________ than men. Other's thought that the experience of __________________ gave women a deeper appreciation of __________________. (Or modern Medicine)

Social Status Without ________________ or paupers, American social structure seemed ________________by contemporary European standards. Migration forced the colonists, however to choose their _________________from men of more modest means. The Winthrops, Dudleys, and Pynchons- just to cite a few of the more prominent families. Both Mass Bay and Conn passed sumptuary laws- statues that limited the wearing of fine apparel to the wealthy and prominent- to curb the pretensions of those of lower status. Their daily lives, especially for those who settled New England, centered on scattered little _________________ where they participated in village meetings, church related matters, and militia training. Here every man may be _________________of his own labour and land.

Vocational Practice It was not unusual for northern colonists to work as _________________ at some point in their lives. The forms of_________________ in the North, mostly mixed _____________ and dairy farming, made employment of large gangs of dependent workers _____________. New England families placed their children in other people's homes. These young persons contracted for four or five years and seemed more like apprentices than servants. It was a form of vocational training program in which the children of the rich as well as the poor participated. By the end of the 17th century New Englanders were as prosperous as ever, there was Peace and Plenty and the Country flourished.