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Colonies growing rapidly

Coastline began to become crowded

Many moved to Westward frontier Frontier: a word used by colonists to describe land on the

edge of European settlement

Took over more Native American Land

Diverse Africans, Dutch, Swedes, French, English, Jews, and many

other groups

Born 1706: Grandson of indentured servant

Most famous person of the English colonies

Learned at young age reading was key to success

Age 16, wrote funny stories for brothers newspaper “Mrs. Silence Dogood”

Eventually ran away to Philadelphia

1729: founded Philadelphia’s first newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette

Poor Richard’s Almanac

Almanac: a reference book that contains info. about the stars and weather

Added jokes and sayings

1732 – 1751 sold more copies than anything but the Bible

Busy Body — Franklin's Busy Body letters were also published in theAmerican Weekly Mercury. Miss Body's letters were filled with humorous looks at the battle of the sexes and barbs at local businessmen. Gossip was Busy Body's stock in trade.

Anthony Afterwit — Franklin created this "gentleman" to provide a humorous look at matrimony and married life from a male point of view. Mr. Afterwit appeared in Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.

Alice Addertongue — Miss Addertongue was a thirty-five year old gossip who provided Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette with stories of scandal about prominent members of society.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Glass, china, reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended.

The sleeping fox catches no poultry.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

An open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse.

Only today is worth two tomorrows.

Haste makes waste.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

"Fish and visitors smell after three days.“

"Beware of the young Doctor & the old Barber."

"God works wonders now & then; Behold! a Lawyer, an honest Man!"

"A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one."

Best known for experiments with electricity and his invention of the lightning rod.

Did it really happen?

Other inventions: Bifocal glasses

Wood-burning stove (Franklin Stove)

Swim Fins

Gulf Stream

Cooling by evaporation

Paying forward

Odometer

Three Wheel Clock

Street Lighting

Street Cleaners

FranklinStove

(Original, Modern)

Writings and experiments made him the best-known North American in Europe.

Find on map

On page 248

Grew quickly – became most major city

Great ethnic and religious diversity

Population of 35,000 by 1775

Started cities first public library and hospital

Started world’s first volunteer fire department Union Fire Company

Postmaster General Official in charge of the post office

Philadelphia’s official printer

Founded 4th College in N.A. – University of Pennsylvania

Wives of wealthy lived comfortable lives

Still, all women had many responsibilities

Women forced to work very hard to help keep farms and business running

Given very few rights, except those allowed by their husbands or fathers

Some women began their own businesses

“The Story of Pamela, Plate I” (1968-280, 1). Elite women in 18th-century

Some women would have had access to education and books, but only to the level that their parents thought suitable for their daughters’ future roles as wives and mothers.

Costal land was filling up, owned by wealthy planters

Most colonists could not afford land here

Began to move to backcountry

Backcountry: rugged land near Appalachian Mountains

Farming difficult: land rocky and uneven

Few large rivers and waterways

Difficult to reach

Conflicts with Native Americans

Lived rugged life, had to work hard to survive Homes made of cut logs

Carried riffles wherever they went

Spent most of day hunting

1. What were some of the major achievements of Ben Franklin? Founded first newspaper, public library, and volunteer fire dept. Invented

many items, experimented with electricity; wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac; established the University of Pennsylvania

2. Who lived throughout the English colonies in the 1700s?

People from many different lands and backgrounds

3. What was the role of women in the 1700s?

They worked hard and had few rights

4. What rights did women have in the 1700s?

Only the rights their husbands/fathers would allow

Choose one of the sayings from Poor Richard’s Almanac and write a paragraph about the meaning and how you see it in your life.

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