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Learn about the Founding Fathers of Colonial America, the three regions of the 13 colonies, and daily life during colonial times. Discover the jobs, family life, costumes, education, and food of this important period in American history.
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Colonial America By: Eric T.
Founding Fathers George Washington: first president of the U.S., served as commander-in-chief in the Revolutionary War James Madison: fourth president hailed as the “Father of the Constitution”. He was the author of the U.S. Bill of Rights Benjamin Franklin: He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He became wealthy publishing the Poor Richard’s Almanac Thomas Jefferson: he was the author of the Declaration of Independence, also the third president of the U.S.
3 Regions of the 13 Colonies New England Colonies: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island; New England had lots of natural resources including fish, whales, trees and furs. Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware; The Middle Colonies had good costal harbors for shipping, these colonies were known as the “Breadbasket” because of a large amount of barley, wheat, oats, and rye. Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia; The southern economy was almost entirely based on farming.
Jobs During Colonial Times • Workers in colonial times would use tools such as drawknives, saws, augers and gimlets. People did other jobs such as basket makers (made practical and beautiful handmade baskets), blacksmiths (crafters of hardware for homes and tools for fellow tradesmen), brick makers (molding, drying bricks for construction and repair)
Family Life • If you were poor, you had to use whatever you could find to build a house. If you were middle class, you would live in a 1 or 2 room house. If you were rich, you would live on a large plantation. The children in families would get together and would play board games, cards, puzzles inside and rolling hoops, walking on stilts and a game of ninepins outside.
Costumes • Men in colonial times wore a shirt, coat, breeches, hat, wig, stockings, shoes and a waistcoat. Women in colonial times wore a gown, apron, petticoat, stomacher, hat, stockings, and shoes.
Education • Education was accessible to those who could afford it. Children did activities such as practicing letters on slate boards, reading children’s books and assembling puzzles.
Slavery • Slaves existed in every colony. They mostly worked on tobacco plantations and/or large farms. The southern colonies were the most dependant on slavery.
Food in Colonial Times Apple Tansey, gazpacho, Fish muddle, wassail, gingerbread, cream of peanut soup, apple dumplings, Shepherd’s pie, veal chop, and corn chowder were some foods from colonial times
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