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Colonies WebQuest Project

By: Layne Timidaiski, Dharla Lawson and Vincent Bellomo

Northern Colonies

Also known as the New England Colonies They are Rhode Island, New Hampshire,

and Massachusetts There were quite a lot of punishments for

a few ridiculous crimes but at least there were options!

Crimes and Punishments in the Plymouth Colony

Crimes punishable by death were:

Willful murder

Forming a solemn compact with the devil by witchcraft

Willful burning of ships or houses

Sodomy, rape, and buggery

Adultery

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Crime Punishment

FornicationUnmarried couple who refuses to get married after incident: whipping, fine of £10, and three or less days in prisonUnmarried couple who agree to get married after incident: £10 fine, but no whipping.Couple already engaged to be married at time of incident: fine of 50 shillings

Cursing God Three hrs. or less in the public stocks

Lying in public Fine of 10 shillings, if can't pay, 2 hrs. in the stocks

Stealing Repay double value of what was stolen or be publicly whipped

Getting drunk Fined, value to be determined by magistrates

Gambling with dice or cards Fine of 40 shillings

Wearing visors or other “strange” apparel Fine of 50 shillings

Defacing a landmark Fine ranging from 20 shillings to 5 pounds depending on severity

Tearing down or burning someone's fence Rebuild the fence, plus a 50 shilling fine for first offense, 5 pound fine for second offense

Denying the Scriptures Whipping, severity to be determined by magistrates, but never to endanger life or limb

Failing to attend church 10 shilling fine

Working on Sunday 10 shilling fine

Traveling on Sunday 20 shilling fine

Harboring a Quaker 20 shillings per week, after being warnedhttp://www.mayflowerhistory.com/History/CrimeAndPunishment.php

Tools Required For Living Tools used were:

5 narrow and 5 broad hoes 5 pickaxes, 5 felling axes, and 2 broadaxes 2 whipsaws and 4 handsaws with sharpening

file 2 hammers, 2 spades , and 3 shovels 2 augers, 1 percer, 6 chisels, and 1 gimlet 2 hatchets 1 frow 1 grindstone Nails of all sorts

Names of Colonies

• Delaware est. 1638

• New York est. 1626

• New Jersey est. 1660

• Pennsylvania est. 1682

Reasons people came to the colonies

New york: People wanted to trade/selling goods Est. 1626

Delaware: To expand trade Est. 1638

New Jersey: People wanted to trade Est. 1660

Pennsylvania: Came for religious freedom and right to assemble Est. 1682

Life in the middle colonies for children• They lived in small villages and the kids worked

on farms for hours – normally sun rise to sun set

• Most children did not go to school

• They help their families work on the farm and prepare for winter

• Boys – helped mostly outside work• Farm, hunt, fish, building

• Girls – helped and learned housewifery• Cleaned, washed, cooked, made clothes

What type of food did the eat • They eat what we sort of eat today they eat lamb, beef,chicken,

pork, and fish

• Breakfast – Was often a soup of salt meat, beans and herbs, called bean porridge

• Dinner – served at noon, was Indian pudding, with a sauce plus a dish of beef or pork, potato, or turnip

• Smokehouses were extremely popular for storing meat

• For a snack kids ate rock candy and licorice

Were the colonist friends with the Indians?• No they were not friends. They had differences below are some

of the reasons

• Colonist brought disease and illness to the region

• Colonist thought they were superior (better) than the Native Americans

• Native Americans thought the land was not “owned” by anybody and Colonist thought different claiming they owned it

• Physical and ethical mistreatment of Native Americans

• William Penn

• Mr. Penn, being a Quaker, believed in fair treatment for all people and had good relations with Native Americans in Pennsylvania

Famous people in the middle coloniesWilliam Penn: 1641-1718, Founder of Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker who believed all

people should be treated equally

Ben Franklin: 1706-1790, He was one of eight children and an American printer, publisher, author, philosopher, diplomat, scientist, and inventor (he invented electricity). He was also the leader of the Quaker political party.

Henry Hudson: 1570-1611, was a explorer and the English navigator who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1609 and became the first European to sail up what is now the Hudson River in New York.

Peter Stuyvesant: 1592-1672, He was a Dutch soldier and colonial official. He entered the military at a very young age. Stuyvesant was wounded in his right leg and had to have it amputated and replaced by a wooden one. Which was later decorated with silver-ornaments. People called him "Old Silver Nails" because of his leg. He established municipal government.

Additional Information

• Times were much different for kids our age back then.

• Children barely went to school because they either had to work on a farm or their wasn't a school built yet

• No electricity

• They did not have things like we have today like

• Basketball

• Soccer

• Electronic toys – XBOX, PSP3, Internet

Bibliography

1.COLONIZATION: http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/coloniz.html

2.Compare The Colonial Policy Regarding Native Americans, And The Corresponding Relations Between European Colonists And Native Americans In New France And Pennsylvania http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Compare-Colonial-Policy-Regarding-Native-Americans/1731063.The Relations Between Native Americans And Colonist

4.http://www.oppapers.com/essays/The-Relations-Between-Native-Americans-And/200803

5.http://www.answers.com/topic/henry-hudson#ixzz1FqHuaNVo

6.http://www.answers.com/topic/peter-stuyvesant

7.http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/fifthgrade/thecolonieswebquest/resourcescolonies.htm