| Lecture 7: Social Expansion — Migration and Consumerism | |
| I. Immigration and social structure | |
| II. Material goods and social status | |
| III. Manners, personal discipline, and social evaluation | |
| 1700-1775 | Demographic Growth of the British North American Colonies |
|---|---|
| % of British empire | population of colonies |
| 7% in 1700 | 265,000 |
| 30% in 1775 | 2,283,000 |
| 1700-1775 | Demographic Growth in British North American Colonies |
| 1700 | 1775 |
| 234,000 whites | 1,814,000 whites |
| 31,000 blacks | 467,000 blacks |
| 1750 | Social Structure in England and the Colonies |
| England: | 2% aristocracy (own 70% of land) 31% middle class (vote) 67% landless (no vote) |
| colonies: |
75% property owners (vote) |
| 1770s | Social Composition of the North American Colonies and British Empire |
| |
1770 |
| |
90% rural |
| largest cities: |
32,000 in Philadelphia 700,000 in London |
| |
1775ish |
| British empire |
9,162,000 |
| Britain |
6,400,000 |
| all colonies |
2,762,000 |
| 1700-1760 | Percentage of English Exports Sent to the Colonies |
| 1700 |
5% to colonies |
| 1760 |
40% to colonies |
| 1736-1760 | Images of Social Status Represented in Home and Person |
| 1736 |
Brewster family, by Thomas Bardwell |
| 1745 |
Robert Gwillym family, by Arthur Devis |
| 1741 |
Isaac Royall family, by Robert Feke |
| 1623 |
James Hamilton, first Duke of Hamilton, by Daniel Mytens |
| early 18th century |
William Byrd II |
| 1730 |
William Byrd’s Westover Plantation, Charles City County VA (near Richmond) |
| early 18th century |
governor’s mansion, Williamsburg VA |
| 1623; 1661-1710 |
Versailles palace, France (built; expanded) |
| 1722 |
Versailles, by Jean-Baptiste Martin |