The Colonies By: Hayden D.

Founding Fathers Four of the founding father are Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay. Ben Franklin invented the lighting rod bifocals, the Franklin Stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass armoniaca. George Washington was the first president of the United States. John Adams was the first vice-president, and the second president of the United States. John Jay was the president of the Continental Congress.

3 Regions of the 13 Colonies New England Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Middle Colonies New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

3 Regions of the 13 Colonies Part 2 New England Fishing, whaling, trapping, shipbuilding, and logging. Middle Colonies Farming grains and oats, logging, shipbuilding, and papermaking. Southern Colonies Farming Rice Indigo Tobacco Sugarcane cotton

Slavery Slavery came to America so the people who owned plantations could have people to work on the farms and they didn’t have to pay them. The South became most dependent on slavery because the south had the most plantations and they needed workers.

Tools Saws Hammers Chisels

Jobs in Colonial Times Cooper: Creator of casks for everything from wine to gunpowder. Blacksmith: Creator of hardware for homes and tools for fellow tradesmen. Gardener: fine gardens, tools, plants, and colonial techniques.

Literature and Music of Colonial Times Fifers and drummers were an important part of 18th century history.

Crafts and Games of Colonial Times In 18th century the children played board games, puzzles, cards, rolling hoops, and walking on stilts.

Middle class peoples houses: Shelter and Houses Poor peoples houses: The poor had 1 room, and everything was done in this room. Middle class peoples houses: The middle class has 1 to 2 rooms an attic and a keeping room Rich peoples Houses: The rich lived on large plantations or English mansions

Furnishings & Food Furnishings The furnishing included panties, a table, and a fireplace. Food If you lived by the sea you would eat lobster, and you lived inland you would eat rabbit and squirrels. Everyone ate corn.

Clothing Men: Woman: Shirt Stockings Hat and coat Waistcoat Breeches Shift Hooped petticoat Stockings Shoes and hat Lace neck kerchief Stomacher Lace apron gown Silk petticoat Men: Shirt Stockings Hat and coat Waistcoat Breeches Shoes

Education Small one room School master taught everyone Paid teacher with corn Boys stayed longer than girls

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Webliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Jay http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13regions http://library.thinkquest.org/J002132/shelters.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin http://www.history.org/almanack/life/trades/tradehdr.cfm