LIFE IN THE COLONIES

ALWAYS KEEP THIS OPEN!
GO TO THESE WEBSITES IN A SEPERATE WINDOW AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, ON YOUR HANDOUT.

SLAVERY
Go to (copy and paste this link in a new window): http://www.history.org/Almanack/people/african/aaintro.cfm
1. Where did slavery exist?
2. What did slaves do?

FOOD-YUMMY!
Go to (copy and paste this link in a new window): http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/food/index.cfm
3. Which recipes sound the most delicious to you? Why?
4. Where did they get the ingredients to make the food? (If the link above doesn't really help you answer the question, try this one: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfood.htm)


FAMILY
Go to (copy and paste this link in a new window): http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/family/background.cfm
5. What were families like in the beginning of colonization?
6. How did families change over time and why?

JOBS
Go to: http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm
7. Pick two colonial jobs and explain why you think they were important to colonial life (how did they help colonial society?)

CLOTHING/SOCIAL CLASS
Go to: http://www.history.org/History/teaching/dayInTheLife/webactivities/dress/dress.cfm
A. Dress the people according to how rich or wealthy they were.
B. Then, on your handout, draw a sketch of the two drawings you made.
C. Label their clothes on your drawing.
D. Which social class is each drawing representing?
E. Explain why their clothing makes them look like they are from that social class?

EDUCATION

Go to: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniesfood.htm
9. There 13 colonies are split into three section: Northern Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies.
A. Explain how schools were different in each section.
B. Why do you think they were so different?