Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 13, Lesson 4: Everyday Life in the Young Nation (pp. 329-333)
I. Changes in Religion
B. Some people worshipped in churches in the cities.
C. The Baptists and Methodists led camp meetings.
II. Growth of the Free Black Community
B. Many free blacks lived in northern cities.
C. Blacks formed their own churches and ways of worshipping.
B. Money became more important on the farm, so daughters and mothers made money outside the home.
B. As settlers moved west, they set up new schools.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. People who belonged to different Christian religious groups came to the United States.
A. About one-eighth of all blacks were free in 1820.
III. Changes in the Family
A. The mother's role in the family became more important in cities and towns.
IV. Growth of Public Schools
A. The first public schools were common schools in New England where students of all ages studied in the same room.
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