The 13 Colonies
By: Emmett M.
The Founding Fathers
 John Adams was elected by their respective
colonial assemblies.
 Benjamin franking created electricity.
 Alexander Hamilton was to create a new
government rather then try to fix the
inadequate existing one.
 John jay was the first chifjustice of the
supreme court of the united states.
Jobs
Tools hammers, saws, planes
Background and purpose of the job making all
parts of a firearm.
Typical work day making a firearm.
Literature and Crafts and
Games
 Literature and music of colonial time.
A wide variety of music was available to 18th century America.
Crafts and games of colonial times
Board games, puzzles, cards, rolling hoops, walking on silts and a
game called ninepins are some games.
Family Life
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Shelter
If you were poor you would live in a house that you could afford or build.
If you were middle class you would live in a two room house with a attic.
If you were rich you would live in a mansions down in the south.
Furnishings.
Desk, chairs, beds.
costume
Shoes, stockings, breeches, coats, waist coat, silk caveat, wig shifts hooped
petticoat
Education
Sewing, books, and education puzzles are stuff they do in school.
Food
Peanut soup sheperd’s pie, apple tusey.
3 Regions of the 13 colonies
 Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode island, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Connecticut, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina.
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New England economy was largely dependant on the ocean.
The Middle Colonies has the large amount of barley, wheat and oat grown there.
The Southern Colonies has almost entirely based on farming.
Slavery
 This practice came to America because
the rich did not want to work.
 The region that became most
dependent on it was the southern
colonies.
Webliography
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Guttural, Lineal. "Colonial life: Life in colonial America kid info. 2009. 6 February
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