THE COLONIES

By Jackie C.

FOUNDING FATHERS

George WashingtonWas the first president of the United States.

John Adams was George Washington’s vice president.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independent.

James Madison was the 4th president of the United States

REGIONS OF THE 13 COLONIES

New England- The colonies were Massachusetts, Connecticut,

New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Middle Colonies- The colonies were New York, Pennsylvania,

New Jersey, and Delaware.

Southern Colonies- They included Maryland, Virginia, North and

South Carolina, and Georgia.

S OCI OECON OM I CS OF T H E COLON I ES

New England- was known for fishing and whaling.

Middle colonies- were largely agricultural and planted many

crops.

Southern colonies had big indigo, cotton, rice, and tobacco.

SLAVERY

Slavery came to America because the plantations in the south

needed workers.

The South became more and more dependent on slaves because

they owned large plantations.

JOBS

Tools included saws, braces, augers, gimlets, chisels, gauges,

compasses, hammers, and calipers.

Blacksmith –purpose is to make tools and horseshoes.

Gunsmith- purpose is to make guns.

Tailor- purpose is to make clothes.

MUSIC

Snare drums were used in the military for keeping

the beat and helping them march.

The fife was also used in the military

and played tunes for the soldiers.

The base drum was another type of drum in the

military.

SHELTER AND HOUSES

The poor used anything they could find as shelter.

The middle class owned one or two room houses.

The rich lived on large plantations and large houses.

EDUCATION

Girls didn’t go to school, they had to learn to make food and

clean around the house at a young age.

Boys learned to read so they could read the Bible.

CLOTHS

The woman wore gowns and hats.

Men wore suits and tights and robes.

Wigs were in fashion then so all the gentlemen had them.

FOODPumpkin gnocchi

Gingerbread

Holiday wassail

WEBLIOGRAPHY

http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002132/shelters.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_t

he_United_States

http://www.history.org/almanack/life/trades/tradeh

dr.cfm

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/colonizati

on_colonial_life.html