19th century Atlantic colonies

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social 1 Mind Map on 19th century Atlantic colonies, created by tdhein on 29/08/2013.
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19th century Atlantic colonies
  1. Frontier influences
    1. class structure
      1. 3/4 inhabitants born in British North America
        1. relaxed lifestyle of farmers
          1. artisans required increasing status
          2. gender relations
            1. women worked as skippers of shore crew overseeing drying and packing
              1. women were in high demand and married early
              2. political culture
                1. Evangelical sect growth created conditions that allowed movement from the established church
                  1. calls for responsible government
                    1. Electors criticized government for corruption
                      1. wanted more liberal land ownership
                      2. capitalist individualism (unemployed authors of their own misery)
                        1. 1851
                          1. Free Schools Act
                            1. extended voting priviledges
                              1. policy to facilitate government purchase of land to sale to tenants
                                1. tenants unhappy with policy so land holding still contentious
                              2. increased immigration to NF forced Crown to allow colonization
                            2. Metropolitan influences
                              1. NF was originally prevented from colonization - fisheries
                                1. class and race distinctions similar
                                  1. money from Britain to support those involved in ship building
                                    1. truck system
                                      1. elites were usually born in Britain
                                        1. domestic
                                          1. patriarchy
                                            1. women involved in domestic economy
                                            2. exceptions to responsible government
                                              1. colonial office watched colonial politics closely
                                                1. British parlament in control of defense, foreign policy and constitutional amendment
                                                  1. Loyalists traditional role of supporting British ways and encouraging British connection
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