1. Food and Leisure

2. Leisure 4.11

3. Bees(Contests) They had many bees, or as we know it contests. The main bees were -wood chopping (men) -quilting (women) -corn husking (men) Germans introduced barn raising -neighbors joined together to build a house or barn frame in one day. -while the men were building, the women were cooking a feast.

4. Toys and Games The toys the children played with were -dolls -marbles -tops The games the children played were -tag -blind mans bluff -stoolball (cricket) -coasting (sledding)

5. Adult Sports -Bowling green (bowling) -billiards (pool) -fox hunting -card playing -horse racing -cockfighting -bull baiting -catching a greased pig -climbing a greased poll -foot racing -wrestling -dance contests

6. Food 4.12 Indians traded with them first. Then they taught them how to cook and grow corn. Corn was a major part of their diet. -women pounded it for hours. The colonists hunted wild deer, rabbits, and birds. - to preserve meat, it was salted, smoked, or pickled. - they used spices to disguise the rotten meat.

7. Food (cont.) Apple pie was one of the colonists favorite foods. - children picked huckleberries, blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. -They had more peaches than they could eat. -They thought vegetables were unhealthy, especially when eaten raw. -They still respected and ate pumpkins, squash, beans, peas, and sweet potatoes that were introduced to them by the natives. -They grew parsnips, turnips, carrots, and onions, and made a mushy stew with them.

8. Lazy Leisure Quiz!! 1. List three contests that the colonists had, and who could participate in them. 2. Which is not a toy the children played with? A.) tops B.) yo-yos C.) dolls D.) marbles 3. True or False? The adults hunted cows. 4. True or False? Women helped men build barns. 5. Did people climb a A.) water tower B.) pole C.) tree

9. Food Facts Quiz!! 6. What was one of the main foods in their diet? 7. What food did the colonists think were unhealthy? A.) pig meat B.) fruit C.) Vegetables 8. What did they not grow… A.)parsnips B.)turnips C.)carrots D.)onion E.)radishes. 9. What was their favorite pie? 10. Name one way they preserve meat?

10. Answer Key 1. Chopping (men), Quilting (women), Corn Husking (men) 2. B 3. False 4. False 5. B 6. Corn 7. Vegetables 8. E 9. Apple 10. Possibilities… salted, smoked, or pickled.