Monday, October 12, 2009

6/7 Colony Life

Go to:

Write the following chart in your Historian's Journal:

Slaves
(Field Slaves/Household Slaves)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lower Class
(Free Blacks/Farmers)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Middle Class

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Gentry/Upper Class

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Go to the following website and then fill out your chart. How would the people in each of the social classes dress? Give at least four details about each one. Then copy down your homework.

http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/History/teaching/Dayseries/webactivities/dress/dress.htm

HW:
1. In HJ: Draw two people from two different classes from the colonial era. Label their clothes to show which class they are from.
2. Answer: How do you think class structure influenced everyday life in colonial America?

No comments: